IT43305: IBM STORAGE INSIGHTS SECURITY APAR FOR CVE-2022-43548

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• CVEID: CVE-2022-43548
  Description: A OS Command Injection vulnerability exists in
  Node.js versions <14.21.1, <16.18.1, <18.12.1, <19.0.1 due to an
  insufficient IsAllowedHost check that can easily be bypassed
  because IsIPAddress does not properly check if an IP address is
  invalid before making DBS requests allowing rebinding
  attacks.The fix for this issue in
  https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-32212
  was incomplete and this new CVE is to complete the fix.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Storage Insights users                                   *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * SECURITY APAR FOR:                                           *
  * CVE-2022-43548                                               *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is contained in the following release:
  
  IBM Storage Insights 1Q23   [ 54X-IBM-SI ]
  ( 1Q 2023 / March )
  
  To protect IBM Storage Insights against emerging
  security vulnerabilities, the service was updated to
  protected against vulnerabilities.
  
  No action is required, there is nothing that you need
  to do following the IBM Storage Insights upgrade.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  STORAGE INSIGHT

• Fixed component ID

  5608TPCSI

Applicable component levels