CVE-2022-22484

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-05-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-312

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 8.1.12 and 8.1.13 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by plain text user account passwords potentially being stored in the browser's application command history. By accessing browser history, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain other user accounts' passwords. IBM X-Force ID: 226322.

Affected products

IBM Spectrum Protect: from 8.1.12.000 before 8.1.14 — fixed in 8.1.14

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/226322
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6586314
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/226322
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6586314

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