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Security Bulletin: IBM Security Verify Information Queue web-app container is vulnerable to denial of service attack (CVE-2022-35283)

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Summary

The web-app container in IBM Security Verify Information Queue (ISIQ) v10.0.2 can be shut down with a malformed HTTP request. ISIQ v10.0.3 has implemented stricter URL validation to prevent this type of denial of service attack. (CVE-2022-35283)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2022-35283
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Security Verify Information Queue could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service with a specially crafted HTTP request.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/230810 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Security Verify Information Queue10.0.2

Remediation/Fixes

IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly.

Download and install the latest ISIQ images, tagged at 10.0.3 or greater, from the ISIQ Starter Kit page at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-security-information-queue-starter-kit

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Nathan Roane, Vince Dragnea, Troy Fisher, Gabor Minyo, Geoffrey Owden, and Ben Goodspeed from the IBM Security Ethical Hacking Team.

Change History

13 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
13 July 2022

UID

ibm16603445