Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in Spring Framework that could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. The code is used by IBM Process Mining. This bulletin identifies the security fixes to apply to address the vulnerability. The product is in an affected but not vulnerable state
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2022-22965
DESCRIPTION: Spring Framework could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the improper handling of PropertyDescriptor objects used with data binding. By sending specially-crafted data to a Spring Java application, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note: The exploit requires Spring Framework to be run on Tomcat as a WAR deployment with JDK 9 or higher using spring-webmvc or spring-webflux.
Note: This vulnerability is also known as Spring4Shell or SpringShell.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/223103 for the current score.
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 Process Mining | 1.12.0.4 |
Remediation/Fixes
Remediation/Fixes guidance:
| Product(s) | Version(s) number and/or range | Remediation/Fix/Instructions |
| IBM Process Mining | 1.12.0.4 |
Upgrade to version 1.12.0.5 4. Follow install instructions |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None Known
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
07 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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
More support for:
IBM Cloud Pak for Automation
Software version:
1.12.0.4
Operating system(s):
RedHat OpenShift, Linux, Ubuntu, Windows
Document number:
6606977
Modified date:
01 February 2023
UID
ibm16606977