CVE-2022-22456 IBM Security Verify Governance, Identity Manager cross-site scripting

What is CVE-2022-22456?

CVE-2022-22456 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Governance, Identity Manager, published on 22 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

IBM Security Verify Governance, Identity Manager 10.0.1 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 225004.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22456?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Security Verify Governance.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22456?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22456 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2022-22456 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22456 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Governance, Identity Manager

• CVE-2025-36003 IBM Security Verify Governance Identity Manager information disclosure High 7.5
• CVE-2023-33839 IBM Security Verify Governance command execution High 7.2
• CVE-2023-35019 IBM Security Verify Governance command execution High 7.2
• CVE-2022-22466 IBM Security Verify Governance information disclosure Medium 6.8
• CVE-2023-35016 IBM Security Verify Governance path traversal Medium 6.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-9mx2-p359-g99j.