CVE-2022-22354

Admin Console hang via unbounded HTTP connections

Published Mar 14, 2022 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Slowloris denial of service in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus and IBM Storage Copy Data Management allows local users to hang the Admin Console. The console does not limit the length of HTTP connections, allowing Slowloris requests to retain resources until the interface becomes unresponsive. The flaw affects Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0.0 through 10.1.9.2 and Storage Copy Data Management 2.2.0.0 through 2.2.14.3, with no reported data exposure or modification.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.94%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Slowloris denial of service in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus and IBM Storage Copy Data Management allows local users to hang the Admin Console. The console does not limit the length of HTTP connections, allowing Slowloris requests to retain resources until the interface becomes unresponsive. The flaw affects Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0.0 through 10.1.9.2 and Storage Copy Data Management 2.2.0.0 through 2.2.14.3, with no reported data exposure or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-22354
Published
Mar 14, 2022
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
Classifications
T1499.003
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 14, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.1.0.0
  2. Affected versionversion=10.1.9.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Spectrum Protect Plusversion=10.1.0.0; version=10.1.9.2
IBM · IBM Storage Copy Data Managementversion=2.2.0.0; version=2.2.14.3

Published CVSS scores

5.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.2IBM CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499.003Application Exhaustion Flood

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