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Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands are vulnerable to security restriction bypass due to [CVE-2023-24329]

Security Bulletin


Summary

Python is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container for mapping assistance, and is present in the images as part of the base operating system. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands are vulnerable to security restriction bypass. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in Python. [CVE-2023-24329]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2023-24329
DESCRIPTION:   Python could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a flaw in the urllib.parse component. By sending a specially-crafted request using URL starts with blank characters, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass blocklisting methods.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/247730 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container4.1
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container4.2
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container5.0-lts
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container5.1
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container5.2
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container6.0
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container6.1
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container6.2
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container7.0
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container7.1
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container7.2
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container8.0
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container8.1
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container8.2
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container9.0

 

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1.x to 9.0.x (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 9.1.0 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.9.0-r1 or higher.  Documentation on the upgrade process is available at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/containers_cd?topic=releases-upgrading-operator


App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 5.0 LTS (Long Term Support)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 5.0.9 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.9.0-r1-lts or higher.  Documentation on the upgrade process is available at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect-contlts?topic=releases-upgrading-operator

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

27 Jul 2023: 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:
27 July 2023

UID

ibm17014995