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Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise and IBM Integration Bus are vulnerable to a remote authenticated attacker due to Node.js (CVE-2022-29244, CVE-2022-33987)

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Summary

IBM App Connect Enterprise and IBM Integration Bus ship with Node.js for which vulnerabilities were reported and have been addressed by an ifix, a fixpack release and an option to disable the node (CVE-2022-29244, CVE-2022-33987)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2022-29244
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js npm module could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an issue with ignoring root-level .gitignore & .npmignore file exclusion directives when run in a workspace or with a workspace flag. By sending a specially-crafted request using npm pack or npm publish, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 5.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/228303 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2022-33987
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js got module could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an unspecified. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform a redirect to a UNIX socket.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/229246 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM App Connect Enterprise12.0.1.0 - 12.0.4.0
IBM App Connect Enterprise11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.18
IBM Integration Bus10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.26

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability/vulnerabilities now by applying the appropriate fix to IBM Integration Bus/IBM App Connect Enterprise

Product(s)

Version(s)

APAR

Remediation / Fix

IBM App Connect Enterprise

 v12.0.1.0 -   v12.0.4.0

 IT41716

 This APAR (IT41716) is available in fix pack 12.0.5.0

 IBM Integration Bus version v12 – Fix Pack 12.0.5.0 link

IBM App Connect Enterprise

 v11.0.0.0 -   v11.0.0.18

 IT41716

 Interim fix for APAR ( IT41716) is available from 

 IBM Fix Central link v11 - interim fix available to apply to 11.0.0.18

IBM Integration Bus

 v10.0.0.0 -   v10.0.0.26

 n/a

 see *Workarounds and Mitigations

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability/vulnerabilities now by applying the appropriate action to IBM Integration Bus as outlined below

For IBM Integration Bus v10 v10.0.0.24 - v10.0.0.26 users can disable node js

Refer to
'Disabling Node.js in IBM Integration Bus 10.0.0.24 and subsequent v10.0 fix packs'

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Acknowledgement

Change History

09 Aug 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:
14 November 2022

Initial Publish date:
09 August 2022

UID

ibm16611979