Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM has announced a release for IBM Security Verify Governance (ISVG) in response to security vulnerability. The vulnerability is caused by Node.js being vulnerable to Domain Hijacking and and injection vulnerabilities due to missing input validation of host names returned by Domain Name Servers in Node.js dns library.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-22931
DESCRIPTION: Node.js could provide weaker than expected security, caused by missing input validation on hostnames returned by DNS servers. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause output of wrong hostnames leading to Domain Hijacking and and injection vulnerabilities in applications using the library.
CVSS Base score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/207230 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Security Verify Governance | 10.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) | First Fix |
| IBM Security Verify Governance | 10.0.1 | |
| IBM Security Verify Governance | 10.0.0 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
06 Apr 2022: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
22 August 2022
UID
ibm16570277