CVE-2022-43842: IBM Aspera Console SQL injection

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-02-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

IBM Aspera Console 3.4.0 through 3.4.2 is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database. IBM X-Force ID: 239079.

Affected products

IBM Aspera Console: from 3.4.0 before 3.4.2; 3.4.2, 3.4.2-patch_level_1, 3.4.2-patch_level_2, 3.4.2-patch_level_3, 3.4.2-patch_level_4, 3.4.2-patch_level_5 (+1) — fixed in 3.4.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM Aspera Console 3.4.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239079
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7122632
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239079
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7122632

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