Security Bulletin: Prototype pollution vulnerability affect IBM Business Automation Workflow and IBM Business Process Manager (BPM)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Business Process Manager and IBM Business Automation Workflow are vulnerable to a prototype pollution attack. [CVE-2021-23450]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-23450
DESCRIPTION: Dojo could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution in the setObject function. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/216463 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)	Status
IBM Business Automation Workflow containers	V22.0.1 V21.0.3 - V21.0.3-IF010 V21.0.2 all fixes V20.0.0.2 all fixes V20.0.0.1 all fixes	affected
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional	V22.0.1 V21.0.1 - V21.0.3 V20.0.0.1 - V20.0.0.2 V19.0.0.1 - V19.0.0.3 V18.0.0.0 - V18.0.0.2	affected
IBM Business Process Manager	V8.6.0.0 - V8.6.0.201803 V8.5.0.0 - V8.5.0.201706	affected

For earlier and unsupported versions of the products, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the Interim Fix (iFix) or Cumulative Fix (CF) containing APAR JR65004 as soon as practical.

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)	Remediation / Fix
IBM Business Automation Workflow containers	V22.0.1	Apply 22.0.1-IF001
IBM Business Automation Workflow containers	V21.0.3	Apply 21.0.3-IF011 or upgrade to 22.0.1-IF001 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow containers	V21.0.2 V20.0.0.1 - V20.0.0.2	Upgrade to 21.0.3-IF011 or upgrade to 22.0.1-IF001 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional	V22.0.1	Apply JR65004
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional	V21.0.3	Apply JR65004 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional	V21.0.2	Upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 21.0.3 and apply JR65004 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional	V20.0.0.2	Apply JR65004 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional	V20.0.0.1	Upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow v20.0.0.2 and apply JR65004 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional	V19.0.0.3	Apply JR65004 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional	V18.0.0.1 - V18.0.0.2 V19.0.0.1 - V19.0.0.2	Upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 19.0.0.3 and apply JR65004 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional	V18.0.0.0	Apply JR65004 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later
IBM Business Process Manager	V8.6.0.0 - V8.6.0.201803	Upgrade to IBM Business Process Manager Version 8.6 Cumulative Fix 2018.03 and apply JR65004 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later
IBM Business Process Manager	V8.5.0.0 - V8.5.7.201706	Upgrade to IBM Business Process Manager Version 8.5.7 Cumulative Fix 2017.06 and apply JR65004 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

02 Sep 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: Prototype pollution vulnerability affect IBM Business Automation Workflow and IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) - [CVE-2021-23450]