Security Bulletin: Due to WebSphere Liberty is vulnerable, PowerVM Novalink could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim.

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM PowerVM Novalink uses WebSphere Liberty, which is having vulnerabilty. IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 213968.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-39038
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 213968.
CVSS Base score: 4.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213968 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
PowerVM NovaLink	1.0.0.16
PowerVM Novalink	2.0
PowerVM Novalink	2.0.1
PowerVM Novalink	2.0.2
PowerVM Novalink	2.0.2.1

Remediation/Fixes

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

Product	Version	Remediation
PowerVM Novalink	1.0.0.16	Update to pvm-novalink 1.0.0.16-220405
PowerVM Novalink	2.0.0.0	Update to pvm-novalink 2.0.1-220405
PowerVM Novalink	2.0.1	Update to pvm-novalink 2.0.1-220405
PowerVM Novalink	2.0.2	Update to pvm-novalink 2.0.2.1-220405
PowerVM Novalink	2.0.2.1	Update to pvm-novalink 2.0.2.1-220405

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

20 Apr 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.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: Due to WebSphere Liberty is vulnerable, PowerVM Novalink could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim.