Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM MQ Appliance has remedied a password hash that provides insufficient protection.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2022-22321
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ Appliance local messaging users stored with a password hash that provides insufficient protection.
CVSS Base score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/218368 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
DESCRIPTION: IBM MQ Appliance local messaging users stored with a password hash that provides insufficient protection.
CVSS Base score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/218368 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM MQ Appliance | 9.2 CD |
| IBM MQ Appliance | 9.2 LTS |
Remediation/Fixes
This vulnerability is addressed under APAR IT39829.
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.
IBM MQ Appliance version 9.2 LTS
Apply fixpack 9.2.0.5, or later firmware.
IBM MQ Appliance version 9.2 CD
Upgrade to 9.2.5 CD, or later firmware.
Additional steps
Passwords for local messaging users set prior to installation of the indicated firmware versions should be updated.
See IBM Documentation for the IBM MQ Appliance for further details on updating local messaging user passwords.
See IBM Documentation for the IBM MQ Appliance for further details on updating local messaging user passwords.
Workarounds and Mitigations
There are two types of user on the IBM MQ Appliance: appliance users, and messaging users. Appliance users are users that can administer the appliance and IBM MQ resources. Messaging users are users that can perform operations on messaging resources.
Only internally stored messaging users are affected.
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Change History
07 Feb 2022: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
28 February 2022
UID
ibm16560042