CVE-2022-22454 Command injection in InfoSphere Information Server

Medium 5.9 Published 10 May 2022 Updated 16 Sep 2024

A locally authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands on IBM InfoSphere Information Server via a crafted request.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-22454?

CVE-2022-22454 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere Information Server, published on 10 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow a locally authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system by sending a specially crafted request.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22454?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Infosphere Information Server on Cloud.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22454?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22454 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2022-22454 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22454 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5ffc-86j5-95gw.