Authenticated impersonation via stale sessions
Published Nov 22, 2022 · Updated Apr 25, 2025
Insufficient session expiration in IBM DataPower Gateway 10.0.3.0 through 10.0.4.0 lets remote authenticated users impersonate users via stale sessions. The gateway keeps an authenticated session valid after the associated password changes, so a session created with a compromised password continues operating until expiration. Exploitation requires authenticated access and a previously established session; the resulting impact is limited to the privileges and data accessible through that session.
Summary
What happened
Insufficient session expiration in IBM DataPower Gateway 10.0.3.0 through 10.0.4.0 lets remote authenticated users impersonate users via stale sessions. The gateway keeps an authenticated session valid after the associated password changes, so a session created with a compromised password continues operating until expiration. Exploitation requires authenticated access and a previously established session; the resulting impact is limited to the privileges and data accessible through that session.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-40228
- Published
- Nov 22, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 25, 2025
- Vendor
- IBM
- Product
- IBM DataPower Gateway
- Classifications
- CWE-613, T1078
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 22, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.1.0 <10.0.1.9
- Affected versionversion=10.0.3.0 <10.0.4.0
- Affected versionversion=10.5.0.0 <10.5.0.2
- Affected versionversion=2018.4.1.0 <2018.4.1.22
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