CVE-2022-34161 Cross-site request forgery in CICS TX Advanced

Medium 4.3 Published 1 Aug 2022 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An attacker can trick authenticated users into performing unauthorized actions in IBM CICS TX via cross-site request forgery.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-34161?

CVE-2022-34161 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM CICS TX Advanced, published on 1 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

IBM CICS TX 11.1 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 229331.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34161?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cics Tx.

How do I fix CVE-2022-34161?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34161 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-34161 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34161 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g97h-2vg2-chh8.