# CVE-2022-43889: IBM Security Verify Privilege information disclosure

> An attacker can disclose sensitive information via HTTP requests in IBM Security Verify Privilege, aiding further attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xhm8-r9jc-63fw

## What is CVE-2022-43889?

CVE-2022-43889 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Privilege, published on 17 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Verify Privilege On-Premises 11.5 could disclose sensitive information through an HTTP request that could aid an attacker in further attacks against the system.  IBM X-Force ID:  240452.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43889?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Verify Privilege On-Premises.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-43889?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-43889 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Privilege

- [CVE-2024-31887](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31887/): IBM Security Verify Privilege information disclosure (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-22375](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22375/): IBM Security Verify Privilege command execution (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2021-29913](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29913/): IBM Security Verify Privilege improper input validation (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-22385](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22385/): IBM Security Verify Privilege information disclosure (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2022-43890](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43890/): IBM Security Verify Privilege On-Premises information disclosure (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-43889 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-43889 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Privilege, published on 17 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Verify Privilege. 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-2022-43889/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43889/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43889
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43889
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-43889

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43889/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.