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CVE-2022-40234

Published: Sep 19, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-668
NVD MITRE
5.9CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 62.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Versions of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus prior to 10.1.12 (excluding 10.1.12) include the private key information for a certificate inside the generated .crt file when uploading a TLS certificate to IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. If this generated .crt file is shared, an attacker can obtain the private key information for the uploaded certificate. IBM X-Force ID: 235718.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-668

Affected Products

Spectrum Protect PlusIBM
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
spectrum protect plusibm
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
ibmcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka international business machines

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6619947
ibm.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235718
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

Timeline

Published
Sep 19, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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