Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities found on thirdparty libraries used by IBM® MobileFirst Platform

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-17521
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Groovy could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a race condition in the creation of the temporary directory. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192720 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2016-6814
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Groovy could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a deserialization error. By a specially crafted serialized object, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123944 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2020-15366
DESCRIPTION:   Ajv (aka Another JSON Schema Validator) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution flaw in the ajv.validate function. By sending a specially-crafted data, 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/185626 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)

CVEID:   CVE-2017-1000487
DESCRIPTION:   Plexus-utils could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. By sending contents with double quoted strings, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137169 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)

CVEID:   CVE-2020-8203
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js lodash module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a prototype pollution attack. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the merge, mergeWith, and defaultsDeep functions to inject properties onto Object.prototype to crash the server and possibly execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183560 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2019-1010266
DESCRIPTION:   Lodash is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by uncontrolled resource consumption in Date handler. By sending an overly long string, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to stop responding.
CVSS Base score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/168402 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:   CVE-2019-10744
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js lodash module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a prototype pollution flaw. By sending a specially-crafted request using a constructor payload, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject properties onto Object.prototype to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 9.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/167415 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2021-23337
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js lodash module could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by a command injection flaw in the template. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196797 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2018-3721
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js lodash module could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a flaw in the defaultsDeep, 'merge, and mergeWith functions. By modifing the prototype of Object, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to add or modify existing property that will exist on all objects.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144603 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2020-28500
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js lodash module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) in the toNumber, trim and trimEnd functions. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196972 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2018-16487
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js lodash module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a prototype pollution flaw. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject properties onto Object.prototype to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156530 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)

CVEID:   CVE-2021-3918
DESCRIPTION:   Json-schema could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes. 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/213750 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)

CVEID:   CVE-2019-19919
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js handlebars could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution flaw. By sending a specially crafted payload, 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/173388 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)

CVEID:   CVE-2021-23358
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js underscore module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a flaw in the template function. By sending a specially-crafted argument using the variable property, 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/198958 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)

CVEID:   CVE-2016-10541
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js shell-quote module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/149139 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

CVEID:   CVE-2021-42740
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js shell-quote module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by a flaw with windows drive letter regex. By sending a specially-crafted shell metacharacters, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211858 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)

CVEID:   CVE-2019-20922
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js handlebars module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an endless loop issue when handling templates. By sending specially-crafted templates, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust available system resources.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/170971 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2021-23369
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js handlebars module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a flaw when selecting certain compiling options to compile templates coming from an untrusted source.. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 4.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199768 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2021-23383
DESCRIPTION:   handlebars could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by prototype pollution when selecting certain compiling options to compile templates coming from an untrusted source. By sending a a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/201205 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2019-20920
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js handlebars module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the improper validation of the templates by the lookup helper. By sending specially-crafted templates, 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/171569 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)

CVEID:   CVE-2022-22912
DESCRIPTION:   Plist could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution vulnerability in .parse() 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/219909 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)

CVEID:   CVE-2013-6429
DESCRIPTION:   Spring Framework could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error when parsing XML entities. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted XML document containing external entity references, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90451 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2020-5421
DESCRIPTION:   VMware Tanzu Spring Framework could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper input validation. By using a specially-crafted jsessionid path parameter, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass RFD Protection.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188530 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2021-22096
DESCRIPTION:   VMware Spring Framework could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions. By sending a specially-crafted input, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the insertion of additional log entries.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212430 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2013-6430
DESCRIPTION:   Spring Framework is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the JavaScriptUtils.javaScriptEscape() method to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90453 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2018-1272
DESCRIPTION:   Pivotal Spring Framework could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper input validation. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges.
CVSS Base score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141286 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

CVEID:   CVE-2014-0054
DESCRIPTION:   Pivotal Spring Framework could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error in Jaxb2RootElementHttpMessageConverter when processing XML data. By sending specially-crafted XML data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91841 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2011-2730
DESCRIPTION:   Spring Framework could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error when handling the Expression Language. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain classpaths and other sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69688 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2013-7315
DESCRIPTION:   Pivotal Spring Framework could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files and obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95219 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2015-3192
DESCRIPTION:   Pivotal Spring Framework is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to properly process inline DTD declarations when DTD is partially enabled. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted XML file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume all available memory resources.
CVSS Base score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115554 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:   CVE-2014-0225
DESCRIPTION:   Spring MVC is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.
CVSS Base score: 9.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/132526 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)

IBM X-Force ID:   220801
DESCRIPTION:   Plexus-Utils could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an XML injection vulnerability in the XmlWriterUtil.java script. By sending a specially-crafted request to XMLWriter using a "-->" sequence, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/220801 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

IBM X-Force ID:   220740
DESCRIPTION:   Plexus Plexus-Utils could allow a local attacker to traverse directories on the system, caused by a flaw in org.codehaus.plexus.util. An attacker could use a specially-crafted archive file containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to write arbitrary files on the system.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/220740 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

IBM X-Force ID:   144303
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js open module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. By sending specially-crafted arguments, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
CVSS Base score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144303 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

IBM X-Force ID:   234363
DESCRIPTION:   Handlebars Handlebars.js could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution flaw in the template engine. By adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a __proto__ or constructor payload, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/234363 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)

IBM X-Force ID:   158523
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js js-yaml module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper input validation. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted YAML file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158523 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

IBM X-Force ID:   159523
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js js-yaml module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a code injection flaw in the load() function. By using a specially-crafted YAML file, 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/159523 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)