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Security Bulletin: IBM PowerVM Novalink could allow a remote authenticated attacker to conduct an LDAP injection.

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Summary

IBM PowerVM Novalink, which consumes IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 21.0.0.10, could allow a remote authenticated attacker to conduct an LDAP injection. By using a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability and could result in in granting permission to unauthorized resources. IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying the fix below which provides upgrade to IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty to 22.0.0.2.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-39031
DESCRIPTION:   IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to conduct an LDAP injection. By using a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability and could result in in granting permission to unauthorized resources. IBM X-Force ID: 213875.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213875 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM PowerVM NovaLink 1.0.0.16
IBM PowerVM NovaLink 2.0.0.0
IBM PowerVM NovaLink 2.0.1
IBM PowerVM NovaLink 2.0.2
IBM PowerVM NovaLink 2.0.2.1

Remediation/Fixes

 

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading based on the table below.

ProductVersionRemediation
IBM PowerVM NovaLink1.0.0.16Update to pvm-novalink 1.0.0.16-220215
IBM PowerVM NovaLink2.0.0.0Update to pvm-novalink 2.0.1-220215 or later
IBM PowerVM NovaLink2.0.1Update to pvm-novalink 2.0.1-220215 or later
IBM PowerVM NovaLink2.0.2Update to pvm-novalink 2.0.2.1-220215 or later
IBM PowerVM NovaLink2.0.2.1Update to pvm-novalink 2.0.2.1-220215

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

Change History

24 Feb 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
24 February 2022

UID

ibm16559226

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