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Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect for Healthcare is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to Apache Log4j (CVE-2022-23302)

Security Bulletin


Summary

Vulnerabilities in Apache Log4j affect the logging infrastructure in the ATNAAudit node and the XDSConsumer pattern in IBM App Connect for Healthcare. IBM App Connect for Healthcare have addressed these vulnerabilities, the fix includes Apache Log4j 2.17.1

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2022-23302
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Log4j could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization in JMSSink. By sending specially-crafted JNDI requests using TopicConnectionFactoryBindingName configuration, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/217460 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM App Connect for Healthcare 5.0.0.0
IBM App Connect for Healthcare 5.0.0.1
IBM App Connect for Healthcare 6.0.1.0


Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying the patches listed in this table. 
ProductVRMFAPARRemediation/Fixes
IBM App Connect for Healthcare5.0.0.1IT39653

Interim fix for APAR (IT39653 ) is available from

5.0.0.1 IBM Fix Central

 

 

IBM App Connect for Healthcare6.0.1.0IT39653

Interim fix for APAR (IT39653 ) is available from

6.0.1.0 IBM Fix Central

 

 
 
 

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

As detailed above in the Remediation / Fixes Section.

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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

Change History

03 Feb 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
04 February 2022

Initial Publish date:
03 February 2022

UID

ibm16553874

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