Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center may disclose sensitive information in plain text in the brower's application command history.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2022-22484
DESCRIPTION: IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center 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.
CVSS Base score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/226322 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 Spectrum Protect Operations Center | 8.1.12.000-8.1.13.xxx |
Remediation/Fixes
| IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center Affected Versions | Fixing Level | Platform | APAR | Link to Fix and Instructions |
| 8.1.12.000-8.1.13.xxx | 8.1.14 | AIX Linux Windows | IT40244 | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6562363 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
13 May 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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
13 May 2022
UID
ibm16586314