# CVE-2022-22487: Auth bypass in Spectrum Protect Server

> Remote attackers can brute force login attempts to gain unauthorized administrative access to the storage agent and server.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.0/S:U/A:N/AV:N/AC:H/UI:N/PR:N/I:N/C:H/RL:O/RC:C/E:U`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-556c-92hj-fwg6

## What is CVE-2022-22487?

CVE-2022-22487 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Server, published on 30 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An IBM Spectrum Protect storage agent could allow a remote attacker to perform a brute force attack by allowing unlimited attempts to login to the storage agent without locking the administrative ID. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using brute force techniques to gain unauthorized administrative access to both the IBM Spectrum Protect storage agent and the IBM Spectrum Protect Server 8.1.0.000 through 8.1.14 with which it communicates. IBM X-Force ID: 226326.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22487?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Spectrum Protect Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-22487?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22487 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-22487 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22487 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Server

- [CVE-2025-3319](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3319/): IBM Spectrum Protect Server authentication bypass (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-22496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22496/): Weak cryptography in Spectrum Protect Server (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2018-1788](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1788/): Information disclosure in Spectrum Protect (medium 4.1)
- [CVE-2020-4591](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4591/): Weak cryptography in Spectrum Protect Server (low 2.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22487 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-22487 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Server, published on 30 Jun 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-2022-22487 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Spectrum Protect 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-2022-22487/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22487/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22487
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22487
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22487

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