CVE-2022-22396 Information disclosure in Spectrum Protect Plus

Medium 6.8 Published 6 Jun 2022 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Attackers with log access can read clear-text credentials for vSnap, offload targets, or VADP in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus logs.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-22396?

CVE-2022-22396 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, published on 6 Jun 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Credentials are printed in clear text in the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0.0 through 10.1.9.3 virgo log file in certain cases. Credentials could be the remote vSnap, offload targets, or VADP credentials depending on the operation performed. Credentials that are using API key or certificate are not printed. IBM X-Force ID: 222231.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22396?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Plus.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22396?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22396 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-22396 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22396 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7q6h-cg2p-9cxp.