What is CVE-2022-43872?

CVE-2022-43872 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2022-43872?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ibm Aix

CVE-2022-43872

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.005 (39.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Aix
Ibm Financial Transaction Manager — versions 3.2.4
Ibm Financial_transaction_manager — versions 3.2.4
Ibm Linux_on_ibm_z
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43872?: CVE-2022-43872 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2022-43872?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.