OS Command Injection in IBM CICS TX Standard and IBM CICS TX Advanced - CVE-2022-31767

 

OS Command Injection in IBM CICS TX Standard and IBM CICS TX Advanced - CVE-2022-31767

Published: October 2, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU81317
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31767
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
IBM CICS TX Standard
IBM CICS TX Advanced
Software vendor:
IBM Corporation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. 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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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