Security Bulletin: Vulnerable version of path-regexp shipped with IBM Business Automation Workflow

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Business Automation Workflow packages a vulnerable version of path-to-regex in IBM Business Automation Workflow Configuration Editor and the most recent version of Process Admin Console.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2024-45296
DESCRIPTION: pillarjs Path-to-RegExp is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) flaw. By sending a specially crafted regex request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CWE: CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
CVSS Source: CVE.org
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)	Status
IBM Business Automation Workflow containers	V24.0.0 - V24.0.0-IF002 V23.0.2 all fixes V23.0.1 all fixes V22.0.2 all fixes V22.0.1 all fixes V21.0.3 - V21.0.3-IF036 V21.0.2 all fixes V20.0.0.2 all fixes V20.0.0.1 all fixes	affected
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional	V24.0.0 V23.0.1 - V23.0.2 V22.0.1 - V22.0.2 V21.0.1 - V21.0.3.1 V20.0.0.1 - V20.0.0.2 V19.0.0.1 - V19.0.0.3	affected
IBM Business Automation Workflow Enterprise Service Bus	V24.0.0 V23.0.1 - V23.0.2 V22.0.2	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 DT394168 and DT396474 as soon as practical:

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)	Remediation / Fix
IBM Business Automation Workflow containers	V24.0.0	Apply 24.0.0-IF003
IBM Business Automation Workflow containers	V21.0.3	Apply 21.0.3-IF037 or upgrade to 24.0.0-IF003 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow containers	V23.0.1 - V23.0.2 V22.0.1 - V22.0.2 V21.0.1 - V21.0.2 V20.0.0.1 - V20.0.0.2	Upgrade to 21.0.3-IF037 or upgrade to 24.0.0-IF003 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional and IBM Business Automation Workflow Enterprise Service Bus	V24.0.0	Apply DT394168 for BAW Configuration Editor and DT396474 for Process Admin Console
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional	V21.0.3.1	Apply DT394168 for BAW Configuration Editor
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional	V23.0.1 - V23.0.2 V22.0.1 - V22.0.2 V21.0.1 - V21.0.3.0 V20.0.0.1 - V20.0.0.2 V19.0.0.1 - V19.0.0.3 V18.0.0.1 - V18.0.0.3	Upgrade to a long term support release or the latest SSCD version. See IBM Business Automation Workflow and IBM Integration Designer Software Support Lifecycle Addendum

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

30 Oct 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: Vulnerable version of path-regexp shipped with IBM Business Automation Workflow - CVE-2024-45296