Security Bulletin
Summary
Apache Xerces2 is used by several components in IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring to process internal configuration files. This vulnerability is limited to a malicious insider who can find and manipulate these files.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2022-23437
DESCRIPTION: Apache Xerces2 Java XML Parser is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an infinite loop in the XML parser. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted XML document payloads, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume system resources for prolonged duration.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/217982 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Monitoring | 2.0 - 2.3 Fix Pack 4 |
Remediation/Fixes
To address the vulnerability, IBM strongly recommends you to upgrade IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management to 2.3 Fix Pack 5. For upgrading instructions, see 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
29 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:
15 July 2022
Initial Publish date:
29 June 2022
UID
ibm16604051