Identity spoofing in IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center and Client Management Service

1) Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

EUVDB-ID: #VU65845

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22476

CWE-ID: CWE-290 - Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute identity spoofing attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to an unspecified error in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty. A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted request to perform identity spoofing attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Spectrum Protect Client Management Service : before 8.1.16

IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center: before 8.1.16

CPE2.3

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerability-in-ibm-websphere-application-server-liberty-may-affect-ibm-spectrum-protect-operations-center-and-client-management-service-cve-2022-22476/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6621141

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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