Security Bulletin: IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i is vulnerable to attacker executing arbitrary code on the system due to Dojo (CVE-2021-23450)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i uses Dojo to render it's web interface. Dojo 1.3.3 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, as described in the vulnerability details section. This bulletin identifies the steps to take to address the vulnerability as described in the remediation/fixes section.

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)
IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i	7.5
IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i	7.4
IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i	7.3
IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i	7.2

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

The issue can be addressed by applying a PTF to IBM i. IBM i releases 7.5, 7.4, 7.3 and 7.2 will be fixed.

The IBM i PTF number for 5733-ARE contains the fix to resolve the vulnerability.

IBM i Release	5733-ARE PTF Number	PTF Download Link
7.5	SJ00250	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ptf/SJ00250
7.4	SJ00250	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ptf/SJ00250
7.3	SJ00250	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ptf/SJ00250
7.2	SJ00250	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ptf/SJ00250

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Important note: IBM recommends that all users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to supported and fixed version of affected products.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

24 Apr 2024: 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 Administration Runtime Expert for i is vulnerable to attacker executing arbitrary code on the system due to Dojo (CVE-2021-23450)