Security Bulletin
Summary
Multiple issues were identified within the libcurl library that affect IBM MQ. IBM MQ uses libcurl to provide HTTPURL functionality which is only used to download remote CCDT files and is not used to send or receive messages.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2022-27780
DESCRIPTION: cURL libcurl could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a flaw that wrongly accepts percent-encoded URL separators like '/' by the URL parser. By sending a specially-crafted host name in a URL, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass filters and checks for URL.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/226250 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2022-30115
DESCRIPTION: cURL libcurl could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a HSTS check bypass flaw. By sending a specially-crafted request using a host name in the an URL with a trailing dot, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information over clear-text HTTP, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/226253 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 MQ | 9.1 LTS |
IBM MQ | 9.0 LTS |
IBM MQ | 9.2 CD |
IBM MQ | 9.1 CD |
IBM MQ | 9.2 LTS |
Remediation/Fixes
This issue was resolved under APAR IT40933
IBM MQ Version 9.0
IBM MQ Version 9.1 LTS
IBM MQ Version 9.2 LTS
IBM MQ Version 9.1 CD and Version 9.2 CD
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
22 August 2022: Initial Publication
25 August 2022: Updated description to clearly indicate IBM MQ's usage of libcurl.
*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:
25 August 2022
UID
ibm16614533