Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in IBM Dojo affects IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (CVE-2021-23450)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments may be affected by a vulnerability in IBM Dojo (CVE-2021-23450) which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-23450
DESCRIPTION: Dojo could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution in the setObject function. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/216463 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware	8.1.0.0-8.1.13.3
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V	8.1.0.0-8.1.13.3

Remediation/Fixes

*BM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware Affected Versions*	Fixing Level	*Platform*	*Link to Fix and Instructions*
8.1.0.0-8.1.13.3	8.1.14	Linux Windows	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6552530

*IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V Affected Versions*	Fixing Level	*Platform*	*Link to Fix and Instructions*
8.1.0.0-8.1.13.3	8.1.14	Windows	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6552530

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

14 March 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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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in IBM Dojo affects IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (CVE-2021-23450)