CVE-2022-43901

Authenticated cross-component information disclosure

Published Dec 1, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025

Information disclosure in IBM WebSphere Automation 1.4.3 allows local users to read sensitive data from other product components. IBM has not published the affected component, data source, or operation that exposes the information. Authenticated product access is required, and the reported consequence is limited to confidentiality rather than data changes or service interruption.

CVSS severity5.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in IBM WebSphere Automation 1.4.3 allows local users to read sensitive data from other product components. IBM has not published the affected component, data source, or operation that exposes the information. Authenticated product access is required, and the reported consequence is limited to confidentiality rather than data changes or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-43901
Published
Dec 1, 2022
Updated
Apr 23, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM WebSphere Automation
Classifications
CWE-200, CWE-668
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 1, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.4.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM WebSphere Automationversion=1.4.3

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.7IBMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

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