CVE-2022-22485 Auth bypass in Spectrum Protect Server
Attackers can bypass login attempt limits to brute force administrative access to the IBM Spectrum Protect Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-22485?
CVE-2022-22485 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Server, published on 17 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In some cases, an unsuccessful attempt to log into IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 8.1.0.000 through 8.1.14.000 does not cause the administrator's invalid sign-on count to be incremented on the IBM Spectrum Protect Server. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using brute force techniques to gain unauthorized administrative access to the IBM Spectrum Protect Server. IBM X-Force ID: 226325.
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22485?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Operations Center.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22485?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22485 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2022-22485 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22485 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Server
- CVE-2019-4087 Memory corruption in Spectrum Protect
- CVE-2020-4693 Code injection in Spectrum Protect Operations Center
- CVE-2020-4955 File upload in Spectrum Protect Operations Center
- CVE-2019-4088 Privilege escalation in Spectrum Protect
- CVE-2020-4771 Auth bypass in Spectrum Protect Operations Center
Sources
Also known as GHSA-36gp-vh35-q2p5.