Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Storage Protect Backup-Archive Client can be affected by security flaws in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty and libcurl. The flaws can lead to weaker than expected security for outbound TLS connections and bypass of security restrictions, as described in the "Vulnerability Details" section. CVE-2023-50312, CVE-2023-46219, CVE-2023-46218.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2023-50312
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.2 could provide weaker than expected security for outbound TLS connections caused by a failure to honor user configuration. IBM X-Force ID: 274711.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/274711 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2023-46219
DESCRIPTION: cURL libcurl could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a flaw when saving HSTS data to an excessively long file name. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to use files that unaware of the HSTS status.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/273321 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-2023-46218
DESCRIPTION: cURL libcurl could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a mixed case flaw when curl is built without PSL support. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to allow a HTTP server to set "super cookies" in curl.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/273320 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Storage Protect Client | 8.1.0.0 - 8.1.22.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now by upgrading.
Product | Fixing level | Platforms | Link to fix and instructions |
IBM Storage Protect Backup-Archive Client | 8.1.23.0 | AIXHP-UX HP-UX Linux Macintosh Solaris Windows | Download Information: IBM Storage Protect clients 8.1.23 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
26 Jun 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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Modified date:
26 June 2024
UID
ibm17158861