Security Bulletin
Summary
Eclipse EE4J Jakarta Expression Language is used by IBM Sterling Control Center. Eclipse EE4J Jakarta Expression Language could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, and the issue has been addressed.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-28170
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse EE4J Jakarta Expression Language could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a flaw in the ELParserTokenManager module. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass input validation of EL expressions.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/202708 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Sterling Control Center | 6.2.1.0 |
IBM Sterling Control Center | 6.2.0.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
Product |
Version |
Remediation |
IBM Sterling Control Center |
6.2.1.0 |
iFix07 available on Fix Central - 6.2.1.0 |
IBM Sterling Control Center |
6.2.0.0 |
iFix07 available on Fix Central - 6.2.1.0 OR iFix18 available on Fix Central - 6.2.0.0 NOTE: This is the last planned 6.2.0.0 iFix release package. Please plan for future Control Center upgrades to 6.2.1.0 iFix07 (or later).
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Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
26 May 2022: Initial Publication
13 June 2022: Provided additional/optional 6.2.0.0 Remediation via upgrade to 6.2.0.0 iFix18 (last planned 6.2.0.0 iFix).
*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:
13 June 2022
UID
ibm16590301