# CVE-2022-38391: IBM Spectrum Control information disclosure

> Weak cryptographic algorithms in IBM Spectrum Control allow attackers to decrypt highly sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5h2v-hw8m-9rhw

## What is CVE-2022-38391?

CVE-2022-38391 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM  Spectrum Control, published on 20 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Spectrum Control 5.4 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 233982.

Weakness: CWE-327 (Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38391?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Spectrum Control.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38391?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38391 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38391 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38391 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM  Spectrum Control

- [CVE-2016-8941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8941/): Cross-site request forgery in Spectrum Control Standard Select Edition (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-4071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4071/): Command injection in Spectrum Control Standard Edition (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2016-5946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5946/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-4137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4137/): Cross-site scripting in Spectrum Control Standard Edition (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-4138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4138/): Information disclosure in Spectrum Control Standard Edition (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38391 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38391 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM  Spectrum Control, published on 20 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38391 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM  Spectrum Control. 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-2022-38391/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38391/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38391
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38391
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38391

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.