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Security Bulletin: IBM Aspera Faspex is vulnerable to exposing data improperly (CVE-2022-22497)

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Summary

IBM Aspera Faspex v5.0.0 or prior releases may be vulnerable to exposing data improperly (CVE-2022-22497) due to an incorrectly computed security token.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2022-22497
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Aspera Faspex could allow unauthorized access due to an incorrectly computed security token.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/226951 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Product (s)Affected VRM
IBM Aspera Faspex
5.0.0
IBM Aspera Faspex
4.4.1

Remediation/Fixes

Update to the latest version is highly recommended.

Product (s)Fixing VRMPlatformLink to Fix
IBM Aspera Faspex
5.0.1
Linuxclick here
IBM Aspera Faspex
4.4.1 PL 12
Linuxclick here
IBM Aspera Faspex
4.4.1 PL 12
Windowsclick here

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Customer/Engineering

Change History

23 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:
24 May 2022

UID

ibm16589601