CVE-2022-33955 Command injection in CICS TX Advanced

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

An attacker with physical access can execute arbitrary code on IBM CICS TX systems via a back and refresh attack.

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-2022-33955?

CVE-2022-33955 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in IBM CICS TX Advanced, published on 1 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM CICS TX 11.1 could allow allow an attacker with physical access to the system to execute code due using a back and refresh attack. IBM X-Force ID: 229312.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33955?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cics Tx.

How do I fix CVE-2022-33955?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33955 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-2022-33955 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33955 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8m66-7mgh-4hjx.

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