CVE-2022-43512
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 · uneditedVersions of VISAM VBASE Automation Base prior to 11.7.5 may disclose information if a valid user opens a specially crafted file.
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 confidenceVISAM VBASE Automation Base versions prior to 11.7.5 contain an information disclosure vulnerability where a specially crafted file, when opened by a valid authenticated user, can expose sensitive information. The attack requires user interaction (opening the malicious file) and valid credentials, suggesting a file parsing or processing vulnerability.
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< 11.7.5CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/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 VISAM VBASE Automation Base installationCheck for VISAM VBASE Automation Base in installed programs or look for VBASE-related processes/services on the systemAffected if VISAM VBASE Automation Base is present on the system
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Identify installed VBASE versionUse the product's built-in about dialog, check Windows Add/Remove Programs, or look for version information in the VBASE installation directory (such as a version file or executable properties)Affected if The installed version is found to be less than 11.7.5
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Verify authentication configurationCheck if user authentication is enabled and configured for VBASE (examine user management settings or authentication-related configuration files in the VBASE directory)Affected if Valid user credentials are required to access VBASE, which is the expected configuration for this vulnerability to be exploitable
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Review recent file access logsExamine VBASE audit logs or system event logs for any recently opened files that may have been specially crafted, looking for unexpected information disclosure eventsAffected if Suspicious file operations or information disclosure events are observed in logs
The environment is affected if VISAM VBASE Automation Base is installed with a version lower than 11.7.5 and users have valid credentials to access the application.
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.
dbcve · scoped11.7.5
Upgrade VISAM VBASE Automation Base to version 11.7.5 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
VISAM VBASE Automation Base 11.7.5
- Verify current installation version of VISAM VBASE Automation Base
- Download VISAM VBASE Automation Base version 11.7.5 or later from the official vendor source
- Create a full backup of the current VBASE configuration and database
- Stop all VBASE services and processes
- Install version 11.7.5 following standard vendor upgrade procedures
- Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the version number
- Restart VBASE services
- Validate that normal operations function correctly after upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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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-2022-43512 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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