6.5

CVE-2022-40230: ibm mq_appliance Insufficient Session Expiration

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 03-11-2022Last modified 02-05-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-40230 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability in ibm mq_appliance. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.46%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 03-11-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

"IBM MQ Appliance 9.2 CD, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 CD, and LTS 9.3 does not invalidate session after logout which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 235532."

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

39%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.45% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.46%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links