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Security Bulletin: IBM Db2 Mirror for i is vulnerable to cross-site scripting due to Angular (220414)

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Summary

The IBM Db2 Mirror for i GUI uses the Angular web framework. The version of Angular used by IBM Db2 Mirror for i is vulnerable to cross-site scripting as described in the vulnerability details section. IBM has addressed the vulnerability for IBM Db2 Mirror for i by upgrading to Angular 13.3.2.

Vulnerability Details

IBM X-Force ID:   220414
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js Angular is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the comment component. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the comment end text parameter to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/220414 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Db2 Mirror for i7.5
IBM Db2 Mirror for i7.4

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

The vulnerability can be fixed by applying a PTF to IBM i. Releases 7.5 and 7.4 of IBM Db2 Mirror for i are supported and will be fixed.

The PTF numbers containing the fix for this vulnerability are in the following table.  IBM recommends installing the group PTF rather than the individual fix. 

Affected Product(s)Version(s)

Group PTF Number
and Minimum Level
for Remediation

5770-DBM PTF Number
for Remediation
IBM Db2 Mirror for i7.5SF99951 level 1SI79449
IBM Db2 Mirror for i7.4SF99668 level 19SI79448

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

Change History

09 June 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:
09 June 2022

UID

ibm16591307

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