What is CVE-2022-22456?

CVE-2022-22456 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Governance, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2022-12-22.

How severe is CVE-2022-22456?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Security Verify Governance

CVE-2022-22456

IBM Security Verify Governance, Identity Manager 10.0.1 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 225004.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-12-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-22.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Verify Governance — versions 10.0.1
IBM Security Verify Governance, Identity Manager — versions 10.0.1
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6849247 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/225004 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22456?: CVE-2022-22456 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Governance, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2022-12-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-22456?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.