CVE-2022-43872 IBM Financial Transaction Manager information disclosure

Medium 5.3 Published 20 Dec 2022 Updated 16 Apr 2025

Attackers can access unauthorized technical information like event logs due to incorrect authorization checks in IBM Financial Transaction Manager.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-43872?

CVE-2022-43872 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Financial Transaction Manager, published on 20 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Financial Transaction Manager 3.2.4 authorization checks are done incorrectly for some HTTP requests which allows getting unauthorized technical information (e.g. event log entries) about the FTM SWIFT system. IBM X-Force ID: 239708.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43872?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Financial Transaction Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2022-43872?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43872 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-2022-43872 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43872 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Financial Transaction Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hxv9-v8xj-vcr2.