CVE-2022-22349 Path traversal in Sterling External Authentication Server
An authorized user can exploit path traversal in RESTAPI configuration data to read or modify files on the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-22349?
CVE-2022-22349 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in IBM Sterling External Authentication Server, published on 24 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Sterling External Authentication Server 3.4.3.2, 6.0.2.0, and 6.0.3.0 is vulnerable to path traversals, due to not properly validating RESTAPI configuration data. An authorized user could import invalid data which could be used for an attack. IBM X-Force ID: 220144.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22349?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Sterling External Authentication Server.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22349?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22349 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2022-22349 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22349 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Sterling External Authentication Server
- CVE-2020-4462 XML external entity in External Authentication Server
- CVE-2013-0517 Command injection in Sterling External Authentication Server
- CVE-2022-22336 Denial of service in Sterling Secure Proxy
- CVE-2022-22333 Memory corruption in Sterling Secure Proxy
- CVE-2021-29722 Weak cryptography in Sterling Secure Proxy
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h3w5-2c4f-pmfr.