CVE-2022-41296
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 Db2U 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 237210.
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 Db2U versions 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5 contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows an attacker to trick authenticated users into unknowingly executing unauthorized actions on the database management system. Because the application lacks proper CSRF protections, malicious requests can be transmitted from a user's browser to perform operations as if they were legitimate, potentially leading to data manipulation or configuration changes.
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= 3.5= 4.0= 4.5= 3.5= 4.0= 4.5CVSS 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
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 Db2U versionRun 'db2level' or check the Db2U container/image version to confirm whether the installed version is 3.5, 4.0, or 4.5Affected if The installed version matches 3.5, 4.0, or 4.5 exactly
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Confirm web interface is exposedCheck if the Db2U web console or REST API endpoints are accessible over HTTP/HTTPSAffected if The web management interface is exposed and reachable
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Verify CSRF token presence in requestsInspect HTTP requests sent to the Db2U web interface using browser dev tools or a proxy; check if requests include a synchronizer token or anti-CSRF parameterAffected if State-changing requests (POST/PUT/DELETE) lack a valid CSRF token header or parameter
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Check SameSite cookie attributesExamine cookies set by the Db2U application using browser dev tools or by inspecting HTTP responses; verify if cookies have SameSite=Strict or SameSite=Lax attributesAffected if Session cookies are missing SameSite attributes or set to SameSite=None without Secure flag
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Validate Origin/Referer header handlingSend a request with a mismatched or missing Origin/Referer header to a state-changing endpoint and observe if the request is acceptedAffected if The application accepts requests with invalid or missing Origin/Referer headers for sensitive operations
You are affected if your installed Db2U version is 3.5, 4.0, or 4.5 AND the web interface is accessible AND CSRF protections (tokens, SameSite cookies, or Origin validation) are not properly implemented.
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 IBM Db2U patches or updates provided by the vendor that implement anti-CSRF protections such as synchronizer tokens, SameSite cookie attributes, and proper Origin/Referer header validation. Additionally, configure the web application to validate request origins for all state-changing operations.
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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-2022-41296 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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