High severity · published Jan 26, 2023
CVE-2022-43917
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
7.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
Websphere Application Server · Ibm
8.5; 9.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43917
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43917
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/241045
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6857007
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