Security Bulletin
Summary
This security bulletin addresses an Apache security vulnerabilitiy that have been remediated in IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-40438
DESCRIPTION: Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by an error in mod_proxy. By sending a specially crafted request uri-path, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to forward the request to an origin server chosen by the remote user.
CVSS Base score: 9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209526 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.1 and earlier
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the fix as soon as possible:
IBM Aspera Faspex Server V4.4.2 for Linux [IBM Aspera Faspex Server]
IBM Aspera Faspex Server V4.4.2 for Windows [IBM Aspera Faspex Server]
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
15 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.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
07 September 2022
Initial Publish date:
15 June 2022
UID
ibm16618947