CVE-2022-22481: Security Bulletin: IBM i components are vulnerable to data access due to CVE-2022-22481

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Navigator for i - heritage version GUI is vulnerable to data access as described in the vulnerability details section. IBM has addressed the vulnerability for IBM Navigator for i - heritage version with a fix as described in the remediation/fixes section.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2022-22481
DESCRIPTION: IBM Navigator for i (heritage version) could allow a remote attacker to obtain access to the web interface without valid credentials. By modifying the sign on request, an attacker can gain visibility to the fully qualified domain name of the target system and the navigator tasks page, however they do not gain the ability to perform those tasks on the system or see any specific system data.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/225899 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)

Version(s)

IBM Navigator for i (heritage version only)

IBM i 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 (heritage version)

Workarounds and Mitigations

Disable IBM Navigator for i - heritage version

References

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Acknowledgement

The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Mohamed Shaban

Change History

06 May 2022: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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