CVE-2022-43917 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 traditional container uses weaker than expected cryptographic keys that could allow an attacker to decrypt sensitive information. This affects only the containerized version of WebSphere Application Server traditional. IBM X-Force ID: 241045.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00033.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Hp	Hp-ux
Ibm	Aix I Websphere Application Server Z\/os
Linux	Linux Kernel
Microsoft	Windows
Oracle	Solaris

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5::::traditional:::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:9.0::::traditional:::

OR	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:z\/os:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:-::::::-:

No data.

No data.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/241045
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6857007

History

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2023-01-25T17:17:35.679Z

Updated: 2025-03-31T14:31:44.761Z

Reserved: 2022-10-26T15:46:22.846Z

Link: CVE-2022-43917

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:40:06.723Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-26T21:17:49.503

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:27:21.630

Link: CVE-2022-43917

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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