VDB-204173 · CVE-2022-22445 · XFDB 224546

IBM FSP access control

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6.2	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability was found in IBM FSP (unknown version). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

An attacker that gains service access to the FSP (POWER9 only) or gains admin authority to a partition can compromise partition firmware.

The weakness was presented 07/19/2022. The advisory is shared at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-22445 since 01/03/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/06/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (224546).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: CWE-284
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ibm.com

Timelineinfo

01/03/2022 CVE reserved
07/19/2022 +196 days Advisory disclosed
07/19/2022 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/06/2022 +18 days VulDB last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22445 (🔒)
X-Force: 224546

Entryinfo

Created: 07/19/2022 11:24 AM
Updated: 08/06/2022 02:01 PM
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