CVE-2022-22427
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 223720.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in its Web UI. An attacker can embed arbitrary JavaScript code into the Web interface, which executes in the context of a trusted user session, potentially allowing credential disclosure or session hijacking.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 11.7CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm IBM InfoSphere Information Server is installedLocate the product installation directory. Common paths: Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\InfoSphere\Information Server, Linux: /opt/IBM/InfoSphere/InformationServer. Check for the presence of the Information Server installation.Affected if The product directory exists and contains IBM InfoSphere Information Server components.
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Verify the installed version is 11.7Check the version file in the installation directory. On Windows, look in the installation folder for a version.txt or about.txt file. On Linux, check /opt/IBM/InfoSphere/InformationServer/version.properties or run the versionInfo command from the installation bin directory.Affected if The installed version is exactly 11.7 (no patch level specified means base 11.7 release).
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Confirm Web UI component is accessibleCheck if the Information Server web console is enabled and accessible. The Web UI typically runs on port 9443 or 9080. Attempt to access the login page at https://hostname:9443/ibm/console or similar console URLs.Affected if The Web UI login page loads and accepts authentication, indicating the vulnerable web interface is active.
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Review recent web activity logs for suspicious scriptsExamine web server logs (typically in the logs directory of the installation) for stored XSS indicators. Look for JavaScript tags or script-related patterns in request parameters that may have been injected into the UI.Affected if Logs contain evidence of malicious script injection attempts targeting the Web UI parameter fields.
A user is affected if IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7 is installed with its Web UI component enabled and accessible.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the IBM security patch for CVE-2022-22427 to InfoSphere Information Server 11.7. Implement output encoding and input validation on all user-supplied data in the Web UI, and configure Content Security Policy (CSP) headers as a defense-in-depth measure.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-22427 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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