Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Spectrum Protect for Workstations Central Administration Console 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 Workstations Central Administration Console | 8.1.0.0-8.1.2.3 |
Remediation/Fixes
| IBM Spectrum Protect for Workstations Central Administration Console Affected Versions | Fixing Level | Platform | Link to Fix and Instructions |
| 8.1.0.0-8.1.2.3 | 8.1.2.4 | Windows |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
14 March 2022
Initial Publish date:
14 March 2022
UID
ibm16563461