#VU81239 OS Command Injection in IBM CICS TX Standard - CVE-2022-33955
Published: September 27, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81239
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33955
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
IBM CICS TX Standard
IBM CICS TX Standard
Software vendor:
IBM Corporation
IBM Corporation
Description
The vulnerability allows an attacker with physical access to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access 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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.