CVE-2022-33162
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 Security Directory Integrator 7.2.0 and Security Verify Directory Integrator 10.0.0 does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources, at the privilege level of a standard unprivileged user. IBM X-Force ID: 228570.
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 · high confidenceIBM Security Directory Integrator 7.2.0 and Security Verify Directory Integrator 10.0.0 contain a missing authentication vulnerability where critical functionality that should require a provable user identity can be accessed by any unauthenticated user, including standard unprivileged users. This allows attackers to potentially consume significant system resources or execute privileged operations without any credentials, resulting in a critical CVSS score of 9.8.
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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= 7.2.0= 10.0.0CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Identify installed IBM Security Directory Integrator versionLocate the version information in the product installation directory, typically found in a version file, about dialog, or by running the product's version command. Check the primary installation folder for a version manifest or about page.Affected if The installed version is exactly 7.2.0 for IBM Security Directory Integrator or exactly 10.0.0 for Security Verify Directory Integrator
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Identify product typeConfirm whether the installation is IBM Security Directory Integrator or Security Verify Directory Integrator, as the affected versions differ by product type.Affected if Running IBM Security Directory Integrator version 7.2.0 or Security Verify Directory Integrator version 10.0.0
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Verify authentication requirement for critical functionsAttempt to access sensitive administrative endpoints, resource-intensive operations, or privileged functionality within the installed product without providing any credentials. This includes checking if the management console, configuration interfaces, or operational commands can be reached without a login prompt.Affected if Critical functions are accessible without any authentication or credentials being required
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Check for unauthenticated resource consumption capabilityTest whether operations that consume significant system resources (such as bulk data operations, intensive queries, or administrative actions) can be triggered without authentication.Affected if Resource-intensive operations can be executed without proving user identity
You are affected if running exactly IBM Security Directory Integrator 7.2.0 or Security Verify Directory Integrator 10.0.0 AND critical endpoints or resource-intensive operations are accessible without any authentication credentials.
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 dataImplement proper authentication and authorization checks for all sensitive endpoints and resource-intensive operations in the affected IBM Security Directory Integrator products. Restrict access to require valid user credentials before allowing access to privileged or resource-consuming functionality.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-33162 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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