Security Bulletin: IBM Storage Protect Server is vulnerable to various attacks due to Eclipse Jetty (CVE-2023-40167, CVE-2023-41900, CVE-2023-36479, CVE-2023-36478)

Security Bulletin

Summary

Eclipse Jetty is used by the IBM Storage Protect Server and may be vulnerable to these attacks.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2023-40167
DESCRIPTION: Jetty is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by improper parsing of the HTTP/1 request header. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266353 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-2023-41900
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse Jetty could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper authentication validation when using the optional nested LoginService. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions.
CVSS Base score: 3.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266185 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2023-36478
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse Jetty is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an integer overflow and buffer allocation in MetaDataBuilder.checkSize. 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/268413 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-2023-36479
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse Jetty could provide weaker than expected security, caused by an errant command quoting flaw in the org.eclipse.jetty.servlets.CGI Servlet. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch further attacks on the system.
CVSS Base score: 3.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266435 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N)

IBM X-Force ID: 261776
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse Jetty is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by improper handling of XML external entity (XXE) declarations by the XmlParser. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct SSRF attack or cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 3.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/261776 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Storage Protect Server	8.1

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Storage Protect Server Affected Versions	Fixing Level	Platform	Link to Fix and Instructions
8.1.0.000 - 8.1.20.xxx	8.1.21	AIX, Linux, Windows	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/588021

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

15 Dec 2023: 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 Storage Protect Server is vulnerable to various attacks due to Eclipse Jetty (CVE-2023-40167, CVE-2023-41900, CVE-2023-36479, CVE-2023-36478)