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Security Bulletin: IBM Security SiteProtector System is affected by Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-40438, CVE-2021-34798)

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Security SiteProtector System has addressed the following vulnerabilities in Core XPU:

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-40438
DESCRIPTION:   Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by an error in mod_proxy. By sending a specially crafted request uri-path, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to forward the request to an origin server chosen by the remote user.
CVSS Base score: 9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209526 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2021-34798
DESCRIPTION:   Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in httpd core. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209518 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) Version(s)
IBM Security SiteProtector System 3.1.1

Remediation/Fixes

 
Product VRMF Remediation/Fixes
IBM SiteProtector system 3.1.1

Apply the appropriate express update (XPU) as identified in SiteProtector console agent view.

UpdateServer_3_1_1_17.pkg

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

18 April 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 April 2022

Initial Publish date:
18 April 2022

UID

ibm16569913