CVE-2022-43864 — IBM Business Automation Workflow 22

IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 239427.

01What is this vulnerability?

IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 239427.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	Business Monitor	8.5.5, 8.5.6, 8.5.7

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-01-25T18:07:21.454Z
• Last modified: 2025-03-31T14:34:16.725Z

09References

• www.ibm.com — https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6857239
• www.ibm.com — https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6857223
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239427