CVE-2022-43581 IBM Content Navigator code execution

What is CVE-2022-43581?

CVE-2022-43581 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Content Navigator, published on 7 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Content Navigator 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6, 3.0.7, 3.0.8, 3.0.9, 3.0.10, 3.0.11, and 3.0.12 is vulnerable to missing authorization and could allow an authenticated user to load external plugins and execute code. IBM X-Force ID: 238805.

Weakness: CWE-862, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43581?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Content Navigator.

How do I fix CVE-2022-43581?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43581 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2022-43581 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43581 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in IBM Content Navigator

• CVE-2018-1364 XML external entity in Content Navigator High 8.2
• CVE-2018-1366 Other in Content Navigator High 7.8
• CVE-2019-4092 Open redirect in Content Navigator Medium 6.8
• CVE-2021-29714 Denial of service in Content Navigator Medium 6.5
• CVE-2020-4757 Cross-site scripting in Content Navigator Medium 6.4

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-x8v4-7grp-4rw2.