# CVE-2022-22454: Command injection in InfoSphere Information Server

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

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:L/S:U/PR:N/I:L/C:L/UI:N/A:L/RC:C/E:U/RL:O`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 May 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5ffc-86j5-95gw

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22454?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2022-22454 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM InfoSphere Information Server

- [CVE-2018-1994](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1994/): SQL injection in InfoSphere Information Server (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2019-4220](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4220/): Hardcoded credentials in InfoSphere Information Server (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2020-4384](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4384/): Cross-site scripting in InfoSphere Information Server (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22454 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: IBM InfoSphere Information Server. 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-2022-22454/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22454/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22454
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22454
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22454

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22454/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.