Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 can expose sensitive technical details through stack traces in detailed error messages. This is not described as a system takeover, but leaked internals can help attackers plan follow-on attacks against the environment.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate exposure-reduction item. It is unlikely to be the top emergency by itself, but it weakens confidentiality and can aid attackers during reconnaissance. Prioritize remediation on internet-facing or sensitive data-processing deployments.
Technical view
CVE-2022-35715 is a CWE-200 information disclosure issue in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7. The CVSS 3.0 score is 5.3, with network attack vector, no privileges, and no user interaction required. Impact is limited to low confidentiality exposure in the provided vector.
Likely exposure
Organizations running IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 are the affected population, especially where application interfaces are reachable by untrusted networks and can return detailed stack-trace errors.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited active exploitation. The practical risk is reconnaissance: a remote attacker may learn implementation details from error responses and use them to support later attacks.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to IBM and CVE metadata. The bundle does not identify specific endpoints, payloads, or detailed fixes. The relevant security property is information disclosure via verbose stack traces, mapped to CWE-200, with unauthenticated network reachability in the CVSS vector.
Mitigation direction
- Review IBM advisory guidance for CVE-2022-35715 and apply the official remediation if applicable.
- Confirm all IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 deployments are on an IBM-supported fixed level.
- Disable detailed technical error responses to users where configuration allows.
- Restrict network access to InfoSphere interfaces to trusted users and management paths.
- Monitor for repeated error-triggering requests against exposed application endpoints.
Validation and detection
- Inventory IBM InfoSphere Information Server instances and confirm whether version 11.7 is present.
- Check patch or fix-pack status against IBM guidance for CVE-2022-35715.
- Verify user-facing errors do not expose stack traces or sensitive implementation details.
- Review application logs for repeated error responses from external or unusual sources.
- Confirm perimeter controls limit access to InfoSphere interfaces where possible.
Public sources used
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CWE-200: Information exposure and cloud metadata lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/C:L/AC:L/UI:N/AV:N/A:N/I:N/PR:N/S:U/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/C:L/AC:L/UI:N/AV:N/A:N/I:N/PR:N/S:U/E:U/RL:O/RC:C3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/C:L/AC:L/UI:N/AV:N/A:N/I:N/PR:N/S:U/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6610883CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-infosphere-cve202235715-info-disc (231202)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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CWE details
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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.