Vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
CVE-2022-40234
Versions of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus prior to 10.1.12 (excluding 10.1.12) include the private key information for a certificate inside the generated .crt file when uploading a TLS certificate to IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. If this generated .crt file is shared, an attacker can obtain the private key information for the uploaded certificate. IBM X-Force ID: 235718.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- IBM Spectrum Protect Plus — versions 10.1.0, 10.1.11
- IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6619947 (Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235718 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-40234?
- CVE-2022-40234 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-09-19.
- How severe is CVE-2022-40234?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.