Security Bulletin
Summary
Apache HttpClient could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the improper handling of malformed authority component in request. Eclipse Jetty could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a flaw when GZIP request body inflation is enabled.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-13956
DESCRIPTION: Apache HttpClient could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the improper handling of malformed authority component in request URIs. By passing request URIs to the library as java.net.URI object, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to pick the wrong target host for request execution.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189572 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2020-27218
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse Jetty could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a flaw when GZIP request body inflation is enabled. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject data into the body of the subsequent request.
CVSS Base score: 4.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192459 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Control Center | 6.2.0.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Product |
VRMF |
iFix |
Remediation |
|
IBM Control Center |
6.2.0.0 |
iFix08 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
13 May 2021: Initial Publication
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
14 May 2021
Initial Publish date:
13 May 2021
UID
ibm16453455