Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in IBM Spectrum Scale - CVE-2022-43843
Published: December 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84396
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43843
CWE-ID: CWE-327
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to IBM Spectrum Scale uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Affected software
IBM Spectrum Scale
How to mitigate CVE-2022-43843
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Spectrum Scale - update to 5.1.9.1