# CVE-2022-22452: Security feature bypass in Security Verify Governance

> Inadequate account lockout settings in IBM Security Verify Identity Manager allow remote attackers to brute force credentials and take over accounts.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/I:N/PR:N/AV:N/C:L/UI:N/S:U/A:N/AC:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5q7h-784h-x63v

## What is CVE-2022-22452?

CVE-2022-22452 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Governance, published on 14 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Verify Identity Manager 10.0 uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 224918.

Weakness: CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22452?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Verify Governance.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-22452?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22452 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-22452 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22452 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Governance

- [CVE-2025-36003](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36003/): IBM Security Verify Governance Identity Manager information disclosure (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-33839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33839/): IBM Security Verify Governance command execution (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-35019](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35019/): IBM Security Verify Governance command execution (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-22466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22466/): IBM Security Verify Governance information disclosure (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2023-35016](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35016/): IBM Security Verify Governance path traversal (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22452 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-22452 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Governance, published on 14 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22452 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Verify Governance. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22452/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22452/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22452
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22452
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22452

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.