Security Bulletin
Summary
WebSphere Application Server Liberty is used by IBM CICS TX Advanced to provide a web based administration console. The fix removes the arbitrary code execution vulnerability CVE-2021-23450 from Liberty.
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 CICS TX Advanced | 10.1 |
| IBM CICS TX Advanced | 11.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability by downloading and applying the interim fixes from the table below
|
Product | Version | Defect | Remediation / First Fix |
| IBM CICS TX Advanced |
11.1
| 127708 | Download fix from here |
| IBM CICS TX Advanced |
10.1
| 127708 | Download fix from here |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
21 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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
14 February 2023
UID
ibm16590933