Spoofing attack in IBM CICS Transaction Gateway



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-22476
CWE-ID CWE-290
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 CICS Transaction Gateway
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

EUVDB-ID: #VU65845

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

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

CICS Transaction Gateway: 9.0.0 - 9.3.0.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6954411


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.



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