CVE-2022-42439Network attack vector

Credential disclosure via sensitive log entries

Published Feb 6, 2023 · Updated Mar 25, 2025

Information disclosure in IBM App Connect Enterprise Discovery Connector nodes allows remote authenticated users to read credentials from logs. The nodes insert sensitive third-party connection information into log files, making credentials available to principals with access to those logs. Exploitation requires high product privileges, and the documented consequence is credential disclosure without data modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.67%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in IBM App Connect Enterprise Discovery Connector nodes allows remote authenticated users to read credentials from logs. The nodes insert sensitive third-party connection information into log files, making credentials available to principals with access to those logs. Exploitation requires high product privileges, and the documented consequence is credential disclosure without data modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-42439
Published
Feb 6, 2023
Updated
Mar 25, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
App Connect Enterprise
Classifications
CWE-532, CWE-200, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 6, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=11.0.0.17 <11.0.0.19
  2. Affected versionversion=12.0.4.0 <12.0.5.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

IBM · App Connect Enterpriseversion=11.0.0.17 <11.0.0.19; version=12.0.4.0 <12.0.5.0

Published CVSS scores

4.9NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.8IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

Public exploit references

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