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Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container IntegrationServer operands may be vulnerable to denial of service due to CVE-2022-24999

Security Bulletin


Summary

Node.js module qs is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container for parsing query parameters on URLS. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container IntegrationServer operands may be vulnerable to denial of service. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability CVE-2022-24999 in Node.js module qs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2022-24999
DESCRIPTION:   qs before 6.10.3, as used in Express before 4.17.3 and other products, allows attackers to cause a Node process hang for an Express application because an __ proto__ key can be used. In many typical Express use cases, an unauthenticated remote attacker can place the attack payload in the query string of the URL that is used to visit the application, such as a[__proto__]=b&a[__proto__]&a[length]=100000000. The fix was backported to qs 6.9.7, 6.8.3, 6.7.3, 6.6.1, 6.5.3, 6.4.1, 6.3.3, and 6.2.4 (and therefore Express 4.17.3, which has "deps: qs@6.9.7" in its release description, is not vulnerable).
CVSS Base score: 0
CVSS Vector:

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container4.1
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container4.2
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container5.0-lts

 


Remediation/Fixes

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1, 4.2 and 5.0 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 5.1.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring and IntegrationServer components are at 12.0.5.0-r2 or higher.  Documentation on the upgrade process is available at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/containers_cd?topic=releases-upgrading-operator

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 5.0 LTS (Long Term Support)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 5.0.1 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring and IntegrationServer components are at 12.0.6.0-r1-lts or higher.  Documentation on the upgrade process is available at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect-contlts?topic=releases-upgrading-operator

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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Change History

28 Nov 2022: Initial Publication

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 November 2022

UID

ibm16841789