Deserialization of untrusted data in Content Collector for Email, Content Collector for File Systems and Content Collector for Microsoft SharePoint

1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data

EUVDB-ID: #VU78901

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40609

CWE-ID: CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Content Collector for Microsoft SharePoint: before 4.0.1.15 IF006

Content Collector for File Systems: before 4.0.1.15 IF006

Content Collector for Email: before 4.0.1.15 IF006

CPE2.3

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7030466

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.