Spectrum Protect Operations CenterApplication · Ibm

CVE-2022-22494

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-06-30
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 8.1.14.000 or later.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

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 · unedited
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 8.1.0.000 through 8.1.14 could allow a remote attacker to gain details of the database, such as type and version, by sending a specially-crafted HTTP request. This information could then be used in future attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 226940.

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.

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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
Spectrum Protect Operations CenterApplication
Affected:>= 8.1.0.000, <= 8.1.14.000

CVSS 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
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 8.1.14.000
Vendor patch www.ibm.com →
Recommended fix Moderate confidence

8.1.14.001 or later (or transition to latest 8.1.x/9.x stable release)

  1. Identify the current IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center version by accessing the Operations Center console or checking the server configuration
  2. Download the fixed version from IBM Fix Central or the vendor support page at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6596883
  3. Review IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center upgrade documentation for prerequisites
  4. Ensure backup of current configuration and data
  5. Stop the Spectrum Protect Operations Center services before upgrade
  6. Apply the upgrade to a version higher than 8.1.14.000 (e.g., 8.1.14.001 or later)
  7. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the Operations Center version
  8. Restart Spectrum Protect Operations Center services
Caveat Review IBM release notes for any configuration or compatibility changes between 8.1.14.x and the target version; test in non-production environment first

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