IBM Support

Security Bulletin: Information disclosure vulnerability affect IBM Business Automation Workflow and IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) - CVE-2022-0155, CVE-2022-0536, CVE-2021-3749

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Business Process Manager and IBM Business Automation Workflow are vulnerable to an information disclosure attack.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-3749
DESCRIPTION:   axios is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) flaw in the trim function. By sending a specially-crafted regex input, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an application to consume an excessive amount of CPU.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/208438 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2022-0155
DESCRIPTION:   follow-redirects could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an unauthorized actor. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain private personal information and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/216974 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2022-0536
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js follow-redirects module could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a leakage of the Authorization header from the same hostname during HTTPS to HTTP redirection. By utilize man-in-the-middle attack techniques, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain Authorization header information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 2.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/219551 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

 

Affected Product(s)Version(s)Status
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV21.0.1 - V21.0.3
V20.0.0.1 - V20.0.0.2
V19.0.0.1 - V19.0.0.3
V18.0.0.0 - V18.0.0.1
affected
IBM Business Automation Workflow containersV21.0.1 - V21.0.3
V20.0.0.1 - V20.0.0.2
affected
IBM Business Process ManagerV8.6.0.0 - V8.6.0.201803affected
IBM Business Process ManagerV8.5.0.0 - V8.5.0.201706not affected

 


Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the Interim Fix (iFix) or Cumulative Fix (CF) containing APAR JR64327 as soon as practical. Note that the fix for 21.0.3 was published as a different APAR ID: JR64661.

 

Affected Product(s)Version(s)Remediation / Fix
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV21.0.3Apply JR64661
IBM Business Automation Workflow containersV21.0.3Apply IBM Business Automation Workflow containers 21.0.3-IF007 or later.
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV21.0.2Apply JR64327 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 21.0.3
IBM Business Automation Workflow containersV21.0.2Apply IBM Business Automation Workflow containers 21.0.2-IF009 or later or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow containers 21.0.3-IF007 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV20.0.0.2Apply JR64327 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 21.0.3
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV20.0.0.1Upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow v20.0.0.2 and apply JR64327 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 21.0.3
IBM Business Automation Workflow containersV20.0.0.1
V20.0.0.2
Upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow containers 21.0.3-IF007 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV19.0.0.3Apply JR64327 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 21.0.3
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV19.0.0.2
V19.0.0.1
V18.0.0.2
V18.0.0.1
Upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 19.0.0.3 and apply JR64327 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 21.0.3
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV18.0.0.0Apply JR64327 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 21.0.3
IBM Business Process ManagerV8.6.0.0 - V8.6.0.201803Upgrade to IBM Business Process Manager Version 8.6 Cumulative Fix 2018.03 and apply JR64327 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 21.0.3

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins

References

Off

Change History

11 Apr 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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Document Location

Worldwide

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SS8JB4","label":"IBM Business Automation Workflow"},"Component":"","Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"18.0.0.0, 18.0.0.1, 18.0.0.2, 19.0.0.1, 19.0.0.2, 19.0.0.3,20.0.0.1, 20.0.0.2,21.0.2,21.0.3","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
28 April 2022

Initial Publish date:
11 April 2022

UID

ibm16574845