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Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container may be affected by CVE-2021-23509

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container may be affected by a prototype pollution flaw in the pointer parameter in json-ptr due to CVE-2021-23509

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-23509
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js json-ptr module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution flaw in the pointer parameter. By adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a __proto__ or constructor payload, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212823 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container1.4 with Operator
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container1.1-eus with Operator

Remediation/Fixes

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 1.4

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 1.5.0 (available in CASE 1.5.0) or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.1.0-r1 or higher.

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 1.1 LTS

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 1.1.2 EUS (available in CASE 1.1.2) or higher, and ensure that all components are at 11.0.0.13-r1-eus or higher.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

See https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6239294 for information supported levels of the ACE Certified Container Operator

Change History

08 Nov 2021: 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:
08 November 2021

Initial Publish date:
08 November 2021

UID

ibm16514429

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