CVE-2022-22472: ibm spectrum_protect_plus Improper Preservation of Permissions
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-22472 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Preservation of Permissions vulnerability in ibm spectrum_protect_plus. EPSS estimates a 0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 30-06-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Container Backup and Restore (10.1.5 through 10.1.10.2 for Kubernetes and 10.1.7 through 10.1.10.2 for Red Hat OpenShift) could allow a remote attacker to bypass IBM Spectrum Protect Plus role based access control restrictions, caused by improper disclosure of session information. By retrieving the logs of a container an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass login security of the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus server and gain unauthorized access based on the permissions of the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus user to the vulnerable Spectrum Protect Plus server software. IBM X-Force ID: 225340.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions- NVDNIST6.0MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.89%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
59%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.89% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ibm2 products
- spectrum_protect_plus10.1.5 | 10.1.7 | 10.1.10.2
- spectrum_protect_plus_container_backup_and_restore≥ 10.1.5, < 10.1.11 | ≥ 10.1.7, < 10.1.11
1 vendor · 2 products