# CVE-2022-42438: IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring privilege escalation

> Non-admin users can access admin functions in IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring by specifying direct URL paths.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cj39-j7p3-g95w

## What is CVE-2022-42438?

CVE-2022-42438 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring, published on 8 Feb 2023. 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 Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring 2.0 and 2.3 allows users without admin roles access to admin functions by specifying direct URL paths.  IBM X-Force ID:  238210.

Weakness: CWE-425 (Direct Request)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42438?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-42438?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-42438 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring

- [CVE-2024-43191](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43191/): IBM ManageIQ command execution (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2021-38941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38941/): Privilege escalation in Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2021-20341](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20341/): Information disclosure in Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2023-46175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46175/): IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management information disclosure (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-42438 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-42438 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring, published on 8 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring. 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-2022-42438/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42438/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42438
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42438
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42438

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42438/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.