Inadequate Encryption Strength in aws-sdk-go - CVE-2022-2582

 

Inadequate Encryption Strength in aws-sdk-go - CVE-2022-2582

Published: March 27, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87857
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2582
CWE-ID: CWE-326
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to AWS S3 Crypto SDK sends an unencrypted hash of the plaintext alongside the ciphertext as a metadata field. A remote user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


Affected software

aws-sdk-go
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data

How to mitigate CVE-2022-2582

Install updates from vendor's website.

aws-sdk-go - update to 1.34.0
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps - update to 4.4.0
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.6.4

External References

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