#VU77560 Cross-site request forgery in Db2U - CVE-2022-41297

Vulnerability identifier: #VU77560

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41297

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Db2U
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: IBM Corporation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..

Vulnerable software versions

Db2U : 3.5 - 4.5

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External links
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/237212
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6843071

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.