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CVE-2022-22359: IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager 6.1.2, 6.2, and Cloud/SasS 22.2 is vulnerable to cross-site request...

IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager 6.1.2, 6.2, and Cloud/SasS 22.2 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 220652.

MediumCVSS 4.3Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

CVE-2022-22359 is a cross-site request forgery flaw in IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager. An attacker could trick a trusted user into causing unauthorized actions in the application. The listed impact is limited to integrity, with no confidentiality or availability impact in the provided CVSS data.

Executive priority

Treat this as a moderate-priority integrity risk. It is not described as data theft or service outage, but unauthorized trusted-user actions can still affect partner workflows and administrative operations. Remediate during normal security maintenance unless exposure or privilege concentration raises business risk.

Technical view

Affected products are IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager 6.1.2 and 6.2, plus Sterling Partner Engagement Manager on Cloud/SaaS 22.2. The CVSS 3.0 score is 4.3. The vector indicates network attack surface, low complexity, no attacker privileges, required user interaction, unchanged scope, and low integrity impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely limited to organizations running the listed IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager versions or the named Cloud/SaaS release. Risk is higher where authenticated users, especially administrators, access the application through browsers and can be targeted externally.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not identify active exploitation, and KEV status is false. Exploitation requires user interaction and relies on the targeted user already being trusted by the application. Evidence provided does not describe exploit availability or attacker campaigns.

Researcher notes

The provided data is concise and does not include CWE mapping, exact fixed versions, or mitigation detail beyond IBM references. The CVSS temporal vector includes RL:O, suggesting official remediation exists, but exact instructions should be taken from IBM guidance.

Mitigation direction

  • Review IBM advisory 6604987 and X-Force entry 220652 for vendor remediation.
  • Apply IBM-provided fixes or service updates for affected Sterling PEM deployments.
  • For Cloud/SaaS, confirm IBM remediation status for release 22.2.
  • Limit access to PEM interfaces to users who need them.
  • Prioritize protection of privileged user sessions and administrative workflows.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager versions in use.
  • Check whether versions 6.1.2, 6.2, or Cloud/SaaS 22.2 are present.
  • Confirm remediation status against IBM support advisory 6604987.
  • Review change records for IBM fixes or service updates.
  • Assess whether PEM administrative access is unnecessarily exposed.
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Confidence
high
Sources
4

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
4.3 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/I:L/AC:L/A:N/S:U/C:N/UI:R/PR:N/AV:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O

Official CVE source material

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0Timeline events
0ADP providers
3Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
4.3CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/I:L/AC:L/A:N/S:U/C:N/UI:R/PR:N/AV:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O2.81.4Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

4.3Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2022-22359Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/I:L/AC:L/A:N/S:U/C:N/UI:R/PR:N/AV:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
IBMSterling Partner Engagement Manager on Cloud22.2Listed
IBMSterling Partner Engagement Manager6.1.2, 6.2Listed
Weakness

CWE details

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