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Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to Spoofing (CVE-2022-22365)

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Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to spoofing when the Ajax Proxy Web Application (AjaxProxy.war) is deployed. This has been addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2022-22365
DESCRIPTION:   IBM WebSphere Application Server, with the Ajax Proxy Web Application (AjaxProxy.war) deployed, is vulnerable to spoofing by allowing a man-in-the-middle attacker to spoof SSL server hostnames.
CVSS Base score: 5.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/220904 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM WebSphere Application Server9.0
IBM WebSphere Application Server8.5
IBM WebSphere Application Server8.0
IBM WebSphere Application Server7.0

Remediation/Fixes

 IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying a currently available interim fix or fix pack that contains the APAR PH44339.

For WebSphere Application Server traditional:

For V9.0.0.0 through 9.0.5.12:
· Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fix and then apply Interim Fix  PH44339
--OR--
· Apply Fix Pack 9.0.5.13 or later (targeted availability 3Q2022). 

For V8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.21:
· Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fix and then apply Interim Fix PH44339
--OR--
· Apply Fix Pack 8.5.5.22 or later (targeted availability 3Q2022). 

 

For V8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.15:
· Upgrade to 8.0.0.15 and then apply Interim Fix PH44339
 

For V7.0.0.0 through 7.0.0.45:
· Upgrade to 7.0.0.45 and  then apply Interim Fix PH44339
 

Additional interim fixes may be available and linked off the interim fix download page.

IBM WebSphere Application Server V7.0 and V8.0 are no longer in full support; IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

Change History

07 Jun 2022: Additional Interim Fixes have been added
19 May 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:
07 June 2022

UID

ibm16587947

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