# CVE-2022-40228: IBM DataPower Gateway session fixation

> An authenticated user can impersonate another user because sessions are not invalidated after a password change in IBM DataPower Gateway.

- **Severity:** Low 3.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 25 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-52gh-q32v-jm2r

## What is CVE-2022-40228?

CVE-2022-40228 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ibm Datapower Gateway, published on 22 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM DataPower Gateway 10.0.3.0 through 10.0.4.0, 10.0.1.0 through 10.0.1.9, 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.22, and 10.5.0.0 through 10.5.0.2 does not invalidate session after a password change which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 235527.

Weakness: CWE-613 (DEPRECATED: Insufficient Session Expiration)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40228?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Datapower Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-40228?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40228 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-40228 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Datapower Gateway

- [CVE-2026-14269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14269/): IBM DataPower Gateway Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-14502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14502/): IBM DataPower Gateway Improper Authentication (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-14991](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14991/): IBM DataPower Gateway Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-14992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14992/): IBM DataPower Gateway Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-15762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-15762/): IBM DataPower Gateway Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-40228 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-40228 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ibm Datapower Gateway, published on 22 Nov 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-2022-40228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Datapower Gateway. 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-2022-40228/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40228/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40228
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40228
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-40228

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40228/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.