Security Bulletin
Summary
Apache Commons IO is used by several components in IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring. The product does not allow input that processes files or directories, but the affected software has been updated out of an abundance of caution.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-29425
DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons IO could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system, caused by improper input validation by the FileNameUtils.normalize method. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199852 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring |
2.0 - 2.3 FixPack 4 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading using the instructions found at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-management/2.3.x?topic=installation-upgrade.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
28 Jun 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:
29 June 2022
Initial Publish date:
28 June 2022
UID
ibm16599647