Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise and IBM Integration Bus are vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to node.js minimist module ( CVE-2021-44906)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM App Connect Enterprise and IBM Integration Bus are vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to the node.js minimist module ( CVE-2021-44906). A mitigation has been provided for IBM Integration Bus. The latest fix packs for IBM App Connect Enterprise includes minimist 1.2.6

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-44906
DESCRIPTION: Node.js Minimist module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution in setKey() function in the index.js script. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 5.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/222195 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 App Connect Enterprise	12.0.1.0 - 12.0.3.0
IBM App Connect Enterprise	11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.17
IBM Integration Bus	10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.26

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability/vulnerabilities now by applying the appropriate fix to IBM App Connect Enterprise

Product(s)	Version(s)	APAR	Remediation / Fix
IBM App Connect Enterprise	12.0.1.0 - 12.0.3.0	IT41332	This APAR is available in fix pack 12.0.4.0 IBM App Connect Enterprise Version v12 - Fix Pack 12.0.4.0
IBM App Connect Enterprise	11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.17	IT41332	This APAR is available in fix pack 11.0.0.18 IBM App Connect Enterprise Version v11 - Fix Pack 11 .0.0.18
IBM Integration Bus			see section Workarounds and Mitigations

Workarounds and Mitigations

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability/vulnerabilities now by applying the appropriate action to IBM Integration Bus as outlined below

For IBM Integration Bus v10 V10.0.0.24 -V10.0.0.26 users can disable node.js

Refer to 'Disabling Node.js in IBM Integration Bus 10.0.0.24 and subsequent v10.0 fix packs'

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

27 Jun 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: IBM App Connect Enterprise and IBM Integration Bus are vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to node.js minimist module ( CVE-2021-44906)