CVE-2022-22478 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Info in IBM Spectrum Protect Client

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Info3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 84.67%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
IBM Spectrum Protect Client
Timeline
PublishedJun 30
Latest updateJul 1

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.14.0 stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 225886.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDibm/spectrum_protect_client8.1.0.0 — 8.1.14.0
▶CVEListV5ibm/spectrum_protect_client8.1.0.0, 8.1.14.0+1

Patches

Patch: www.ibm.com ↗Patch: www.ibm.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-mvjj-gmrm-r88p: IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8↗2022-07-01
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CVEList
CVE-2022-22478: IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8↗2022-06-30
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