Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Business Automation Workflow Configuration Editor is packaging a vulnerable version of the Node.js runtime and vulnerable library versions.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2024-43796
DESCRIPTION: expressjs express is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/359421 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2024-37372
DESCRIPTION: Node.js could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the improper processing of UNC paths by the Permission Model. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to lead to vulnerable edge cases.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/297436 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2024-22020
DESCRIPTION: Node.js could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By embedding non-network imports in data URLs, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass network import restrictions and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/297433 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2024-22018
DESCRIPTION: Node.js could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an inadequate permission model that fails to restrict file stats through the fs.lstat API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to retrieve stats from files that they do not have explicit read access to.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/297435 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2024-36137
DESCRIPTION: Node.js could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an error when the --allow-fs-write flag is used. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a "read-only" file descriptor to change the owner and permissions of a file.
CVSS Base score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/297434 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2024-36138
DESCRIPTION: Node.js could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by the incomplete fix of CVE-2024-27980 which was the improper handling of batch files in child_process.spawn / child_process.spawnSync. By sending a specially crafted command line argument, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject and execute arbitrary commands on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/297432 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) | Status |
| IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional | V24.0.0 V23.0.1 - V23.0.2 V22.0.1 - V22.0.2 V21.0.1 - V21.0.3.1 V20.0.0.1 - V20.0.0.2 V19.0.0.1 - V19.0.0.3 | 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 DT394168 as soon as practical.
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) | Remediation / Fix |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional and IBM Business Automation Workflow Enterprise Service Bus | V24.0.0 | Apply DT394168 |
| IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional | V21.0.3.1 | Apply DT394168 |
| IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional |
V23.0.1 - V23.0.2 | Upgrade to a long term support release or the latest SSCD version. See IBM Business Automation Workflow and IBM Integration Designer Software Support Lifecycle Addendum |
Workarounds and Mitigations
Use a regular text editor to work with BAW configuration files.
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
09 Oct 2024: 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
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Document Information
Modified date:
09 October 2024
Initial Publish date:
09 October 2024
UID
ibm17172688