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CVE-2022-43900 (GCVE-0-2022-43900)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-01 18:00 – Updated: 2025-04-23 20:17
VLAI
Title
IBM WebSphere Automation for IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps security bypass
Summary
IBM WebSphere Automation for IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps 1.4.2 could provide a weaker than expected security. A local attacker can create an outbound network connection to another system. IBM X-Force ID: 240827.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-23 20:17 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
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