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Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands may be vulnerable to loss of confidentiality due to CVE-2022-35948 and CVE-2022-35949

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Summary

Node.js module undici is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container when testing API endpoints. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands that use the API testing capability may be vulnerable to loss of confidentiality if made to target an API endpoint via an untrusted proxy. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerabilities CVE-2022-35948 and CVE-2022-35949 in Node.js module undici.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2022-35948
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js Undici module is vulnerable to CRLF injection, caused by improper validation of request headers. By sending a specially-crafted content-type header, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking.
CVSS Base score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/233622 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2022-35949
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js Undici module is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by improper validation of the path/pathname option in undici.request. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct SSRF attack.
CVSS Base score: 6.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/233623 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

 

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container1.1-eus with Operator
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container3.1 with Operator
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container4.0 with Operator

Remediation/Fixes

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container <= 4.0 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 4.1.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.4.0-r1 or higher.  Documentation on the upgrade process is available at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/containers_cd?topic=releases-upgrading-operator

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 1.1 EUS (Extended Update Support)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 1.1.8 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 11.0.0.17-r1-eus or higher.  Documentation on the upgrade process is available at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/containers_eus?topic=releases-upgrading-operator

 

Note that App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 5.0 LTS is not affected

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

16 Aug 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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Document Information

Modified date:
18 August 2022

Initial Publish date:
16 August 2022

UID

ibm16613613