Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
IBM UrbanCode Deploy had an access-control weakness where a logged-in user could obtain sensitive information in some situations. The issue is rated medium because it requires authentication and high attack complexity, but the confidentiality impact is high if an exposed deployment platform is affected.
Executive priority
Treat this as a medium-priority confidentiality issue for deployment infrastructure. It does not indicate unauthenticated compromise or active exploitation, but UCD may handle operationally sensitive deployment data, so affected instances should be remediated through normal security maintenance.
Technical view
CVE-2022-35716 affects IBM UrbanCode Deploy 6.2.0.0-6.2.7.16, 7.0.0.0-7.0.5.11, 7.1.0.0-7.1.2.7, and 7.2.0.0-7.2.3.0. IBM describes improper security checking that can allow authenticated information disclosure. CVSS v3.0 is 5.3: AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running the listed IBM UrbanCode Deploy versions, especially where many users can authenticate to UCD or where access is broadly reachable over the network.
Exploitation context
The provided bundle does not show active exploitation, and KEV is false. Exploitation requires a valid authenticated user, no user interaction, network access, and high attack complexity. The sources do not provide exploit details.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to IBM and CVE records. No CWE is listed in the bundle. The issue is an authenticated information disclosure due to improper security checking; do not assume affected data types, exploitability beyond CVSS, or fixes beyond IBM guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory IBM UrbanCode Deploy instances and identify versions in the affected ranges.
- Review IBM's advisory for corrected versions or supported interim mitigation guidance.
- Restrict UCD access to trusted users and approved management networks.
- Review UCD roles and permissions for least-privilege access.
- Monitor for unusual authenticated access to sensitive information.
Validation and detection
- Compare installed UCD versions against the affected version ranges.
- Confirm whether IBM's recommended update or mitigation has been applied.
- Review authenticated user lists for unnecessary or stale access.
- Check audit logs for unusual information-access patterns.
- Document residual exposure for any instance not yet remediated.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/PR:L/UI:N/I:N/AV:N/C:H/AC:H/S:U/A:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/PR:L/UI:N/I:N/AV:N/C:H/AC:H/S:U/A:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U1.63.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/PR:L/UI:N/I:N/AV:N/C:H/AC:H/S:U/A:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6608584CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-ucd-cve202235716-info-disc (231360)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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