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TI-2022-21355 Aliases CVE-2022-43581GHSA-x8v4-7grp-4rw2

IBM Content Navigator code execution

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution, Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119, CWE-862 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

IBM Content Navigator 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, and 3.0.12 is vulnerable to missing authorization and could allow an authenticated user to load external plugins and execute code. IBM X-Force ID: 238805.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0074 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMContent Navigator3.0.0, 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—No fix listedCNA
  • Content Navigator VendorIBM Affected 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 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:content_navigator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 – 3.0.12VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:content_navigator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 – 3.0.12 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-43581
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x8v4-7grp-4rw2

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2019-03020 IBM Content Navigator 3.0CD is could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-03664 Insufficient session expiration in IBM Content Navigator CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-01261 XML external entity injection in IBM Content Navigator CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2018-01262 IBM Content Navigator 2.0 and 3.0 is vulnerable to Comma Separated Value (CSV) Injection. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-10402 Improper input validation in IBM Content Navigator CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2020-04032 Cross-site scripting in IBM Content Navigator CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
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Sources

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