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Security Bulletin: Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability affect IBM Business Automation Workflow and IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) - CVE-2021-38893

Security Bulletin


Summary

Process Admin Console in IBM Business Process Manager and IBM Business Automation Workflow is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Scripting attack.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-38893
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Business Process Manager 8.5 and 8.6 and IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0, 19.0, 20.0 and 21.0 are vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 209512.
CVSS Base score: 6.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209512 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

 

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Business Automation WorkflowV21.0
V20.0
V19.0
V18.0
IBM Business Process ManagerV8.6
V8.5

 

For earlier and unsupported versions of the products, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the Interim Fix (iFix) or Cumulative Fix (CF) containing APAR JR64102 as soon as practical:

For IBM Business Automation Workflow V18.0, V19.0, V20.0, and V21.0
· Upgrade to minimal cumulative fix levels as required by iFix and then apply iFix JR64102
--OR--
· Apply cumulative fix Business Automation Workflow V21.0.3 or later

For IBM Business Process Manager V8.6
· Upgrade to minimal cumulative fix levels as required by iFix and then apply iFix JR64102
--OR--
· Upgrade to Business Automation Workflow V21.0.3 or later

For IBM BPM V8.5
· Upgrade to IBM BPM V8.5.7, apply Cumulative Fix 2017.06 and then apply iFix JR64102
--OR--
· Upgrade to Business Automation Workflow V21.0.3 or later

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

The vulnerability was reported to IBM by @akenofu and @Salah_ElSheikh

Change History

02 Feb 2022: Updated acknowledgement and updated CVE details to include: IBM Business Process Manager 8.5 and 8.6 and IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0, 19.0, 20.0 and 21.0 .
17 Dec 2021: 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.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
10 March 2022

UID

ibm16527782

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