CVE-2022-35720 IBM Sterling External Authentication Server information disclosure
A local attacker can decrypt sensitive information due to weak cryptographic algorithms used during installation in IBM Sterling products.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-35720?
CVE-2022-35720 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Sterling External Authentication Server, published on 8 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Sterling External Authentication Server 6.1.0 and IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.3 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms during installation that could allow a local attacker to decrypt sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 231373.
Weakness: CWE-327
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-35720?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Sterling External Authentication Server, Ibm Sterling Secure Proxy.
How do I fix CVE-2022-35720?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-35720 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-35720 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35720 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Sterling External Authentication Server
- CVE-2020-4462 XML external entity in External Authentication Server
- CVE-2013-0517 Command injection in Sterling External Authentication Server
- CVE-2022-22336 Denial of service in Sterling Secure Proxy
- CVE-2022-22333 Memory corruption in Sterling Secure Proxy
- CVE-2021-29722 Weak cryptography in Sterling Secure Proxy
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j98c-p6qv-fm8c.