IBM WebSphere Automation for IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps Network Connection improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in IBM WebSphere Automation for IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps 1.4.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Network Connection Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-43900. The attack must be carried out from within the local network. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM WebSphere Automation for IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps 1.4.2 (Application Server Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Network Connection Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

IBM WebSphere Automation for IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps 1.4.2 could provide a weaker than expected security. A local attacker can create an outbound network connection to another system. IBM X-Force ID: 240827.

The weakness was presented 12/02/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-43900 since 10/26/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (240827). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/26/2022 🔍
12/02/2022 +37 days 🔍
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12/25/2022 +23 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-43900 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-43900
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-214643
X-Force: 240827

Entryinfo

Created: 12/02/2022 11:14
Updated: 12/25/2022 09:04
Changes: 12/02/2022 11:14 (51), 12/25/2022 09:04 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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