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Security Bulletin: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to remote SQL execution due to PostgreSQL (CVE-2022-1552)

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Summary

There is a vulnerability in PostgreSQL used by IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows. IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2022-1552
DESCRIPTION:   PostgreSQL remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an issue with not activate protection or too late with the Autovacuum, REINDEX, CREATE INDEX, REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW, CLUSTER, and pg_amcheck commands. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary SQL functions under a superuser identity.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/226521 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows4.8.0.0 - 4.8.0.3_iFix046
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows6.0.0.0 - 6.0.0.4_iFix053
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows6.1.0.0 - 6.1.0.2_iFix045
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows6.2.0.0 - 6.2.0.4_iFix007

Remediation/Fixes

Product(s)Version(s)APARRemediation / Fix
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows4.8.0.0 - 4.8.0.3_iFix046IT41129Apply 4.8.0.3_iFix047, available on Fix Central
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows6.0.0.0 - 6.0.0.4_iFix053IT41129Apply 6.0.0.4_iFix054, available on Fix Central
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows6.1.0.0 - 6.1.0.2_iFix045IT41129Apply 6.1.0.2_iFix046, available on Fix Central
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows6.2.0.0 - 6.2.0.4_iFix007IT41129Apply 6.2.0.4_iFix008, available on Fix Central
For unsupported versions IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.

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

Change History

12 Jul 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:
12 July 2022

UID

ibm16602959

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