Information disclosure in IBM Db2

1) Improper Privilege Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU69507

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [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/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22483

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management within the CREATE and REPLACE commands. A remote user can gain access to sensitive information in some scenarios.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM DB2: 9.7 FP11 - 11.5.7.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_db2:9.7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_db2:10.1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_db2:10.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_db2:11.1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_db2:11.5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6618779
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/225979

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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