# CVE-2022-43870: IBM Spectrum Virtualize information disclosure

> An authenticated user can access SNMPv3 server credentials exposed in log files of IBM Spectrum Virtualize.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 11 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h8r2-7g59-cc4p

## What is CVE-2022-43870?

CVE-2022-43870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Virtualize, published on 22 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Spectrum Virtualize 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5 could disclose SNMPv3 server credentials to an authenticated user in log files.  IBM X-Force ID:  239540.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43870?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Spectrum Virtualize.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-43870?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43870 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-43870 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Virtualize

- [CVE-2022-43873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43873/): IBM Spectrum Virtualize privilege escalation (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-27870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27870/): IBM Spectrum Virtualize information disclosure (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2022-39167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39167/): IBM Spectrum Virtualize information disclosure (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2021-38969](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38969/): Hardcoded credentials in Spectrum Virtualize (medium 5.6)
- [CVE-2023-25681](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25681/): IBM Spectrum Virtualize security bypass (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-43870 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-43870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Virtualize, published on 22 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Spectrum Virtualize. 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-2022-43870/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43870/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43870
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43870
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-43870

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