CVE-2022-43581Network attack vector

Authenticated code execution via external plug-in loading

Published Dec 7, 2022 · Updated Apr 22, 2025

Missing authorization in IBM Content Navigator 3.0.0 through 3.0.12 allows remote authenticated users to load external plug-ins and execute code. The registration workflow loads Java classes from an administrator-supplied remote JAR URL; IBM has not disclosed which authorization check is absent. An authenticated account must reach the web administration function, and successful abuse runs attacker-supplied plug-in code in the application server context.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.69%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in IBM Content Navigator 3.0.0 through 3.0.12 allows remote authenticated users to load external plug-ins and execute code. The registration workflow loads Java classes from an administrator-supplied remote JAR URL; IBM has not disclosed which authorization check is absent. An authenticated account must reach the web administration function, and successful abuse runs attacker-supplied plug-in code in the application server context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-43581
Published
Dec 7, 2022
Updated
Apr 22, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM Content Navigator
Classifications
CWE-119, CWE-862, T1505
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 7, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 22, 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=3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6, 3.0.7, 3.0.8, 3.0.9, 3.0.10, 3.0.11, 3.0.12

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM Content Navigatorversion=3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6, 3.0.7, 3.0.8, 3.0.9, 3.0.10, 3.0.11, 3.0.12

Published CVSS scores

8.8NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5IBMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1505Server Software Component

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