Security Bulletin: IBM Spectrum Protect Server may not count invalid sign-on attempts from Operations Center (CVE-2022-224485)

Summary

The IBM Spectrum Protect Server, in certain instances, may not increment the number of invalid sign-on attempts from Operations Center. This could allow an attacker to use brute force techniques to gain access to the IBM Spectrum Protect Server.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-22485
**DESCRIPTION:**In some cases, an unsuccessful attempt to log into IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center does not cause the administrator’s invalid sign-on count to be incremented on the IBM Spectrum Protect Server. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using brute force techniques to gain unauthorized administrative access to the IBM Spectrum Protect Server.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/226325 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM SpectrumProtect ServerAffected Versions

| Fixing Level|**APAR
**|Platform|**Link to Fix and Instructions
**
—|—|—|—|—
8.1.0.000-8.1.14.000| 8.1.14.100| IT40424| AIX
Linux
Windows|

<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6562367&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None