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Security Bulletin: XML External Entity Injection vulnerability affect IBM Business Automation Workflow and IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) - CVE-2014-3004

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Business Automation Workflow is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection attack.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2014-3004
DESCRIPTION:   Castor Library could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. By sending specially-crafted XML data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93519 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

 

Affected Product(s)Version(s)Status
IBM Business Automation Workflow containersV22.0.1 - V22.0.1-IF002
V21.0.3 - V21.0.3-IF013
V21.0.2 all fixes
V20.0.0.2 all fixes
V20.0.0.1 all fixes
affected
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV22.0.1
V21.0.1 - V21.0.3.1
V20.0.0.1 - V20.0.0.2
V19.0.0.1 - V19.0.0.3
V18.0.0.0 - V18.0.0.2
affected
IBM Business Process ManagerV8.6.0.0 - V8.6.0.201803
V8.5.0.0 - V8.5.0.201706
affected

For earlier and unsupported versions of the products, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.


Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the Interim Fix (iFix) or Cumulative Fix (CF) containing APAR DT145251 as soon as practical.

 

Affected Product(s)Version(s)Remediation / Fix
IBM Business Automation Workflow containersV22.0.1Apply 22.0.1-IF003
IBM Business Automation Workflow containersV21.0.3Apply 21.0.3-IF014 
or upgrade to 22.0.1-IF003 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow containersV21.0.2
V20.0.0.1 - V20.0.0.2
Upgrade to 21.0.3-IF014  
or upgrade to 22.0.1-IF003 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV22.0.1Apply DT145251
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV21.0.3 - V21.0.3.1Apply DT145251
or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later and apply DT145251
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV21.0.2Upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 21.0.3 and apply DT145251
or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later and apply DT145251
 IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV20.0.0.2Apply DT145251
or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later and apply DT145251
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV20.0.0.1Upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow v20.0.0.2 and apply DT145251
or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later and apply DT145251
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV19.0.0.3Apply DT145251
or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later and apply DT145251
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV19.0.0.1 - V19.0.0.2Upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 19.0.0.3 and apply DT145251 (customers with a support extension contract)
or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later and apply DT145251

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

02 Nov 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:
02 November 2022

Initial Publish date:
02 November 2022

UID

ibm16834146