OS Command Injection in IBM InfoSphere Information Server - CVE-2022-40752
Published: November 11, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69262
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40752
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in IBM InfoSphere DataStage. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
How to mitigate CVE-2022-40752
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM InfoSphere Information Server - update to 11.7.1.4