Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management can be affected by vulnerabilities in Spring Boot, Spring Security and Spring Framework. Vulnerabilities include an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, obtain system and session information and cause a denial of service condition on the system, a user provide specially crafted HTTP requests that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, and Spring Framework provides richer features with regards to pattern matching as well as by the fact that pattern matching in each Spring Security and the Spring Framework can easily be customized creating additional differences as described by the CVEs in the "Vulnerability Details" section.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2023-34055
DESCRIPTION: In Spring Boot versions 2.7.0 - 2.7.17, 3.0.0-3.0.12 and 3.1.0-3.1.5, it is possible for a user to provide specially crafted HTTP requests that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
Specifically, an application is vulnerable when all of the following are true:
* the application uses Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux
* org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator is on the classpath
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2016-5007
DESCRIPTION: Both Spring Security 3.2.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.0 and the Spring Framework 3.2.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.x, 4.2.x rely on URL pattern mappings for authorization and for mapping requests to controllers respectively. Differences in the strictness of the pattern matching mechanisms, for example with regards to space trimming in path segments, can lead Spring Security to not recognize certain paths as not protected that are in fact mapped to Spring MVC controllers that should be protected. The problem is compounded by the fact that the Spring Framework provides richer features with regards to pattern matching as well as by the fact that pattern matching in each Spring Security and the Spring Framework can easily be customized creating additional differences.
CWE: CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
IBM X-Force ID: 220571
DESCRIPTION: Spring Boot could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper access control by the actuator feature. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, obtain system and session information and cause a denial of service condition on the system.
CWE: CWE-285: Improper Authorization
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Storage Copy Data Management | 2.2.0.0 - 2.2.25.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability by upgrading now.
| Affected Versions | Fixing Level | Platform | Link to Fix and Instructions |
| 2.2.0.0 - 2.2.25.0 | 2.2.26.0 | Linux | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7231483 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
16 May 2025: 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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Modified date:
16 May 2025
UID
ibm17232414