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Security Bulletin: Apache Derby affects IBM Spectrum Control [CVE-2022-46337]

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Summary

Apache Derby might allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions caused by an LDAP injection vulnerability in the authenticator. This vulnerability affects IBM Spectrum Control. This bulletin identifies the steps to take to mitigate the vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2022-46337
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Derby could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a LDAP injection vulnerability in authenticator. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to view and corrupt sensitive data and run sensitive database functions and procedures.
CVSS Base score: 9.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/271915 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Spectrum Control5.4.0 - 5.4.11

Remediation/Fixes

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 ReleaseFirst Fixing
VRM Level		 Link to Fix
5.45.4.12 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/latest-downloads-ibm-spectrum-control

Workarounds and Mitigations

          You can perform the following steps in your IBM Spectrum Control version 5.4.11 to mitigate Apache Derby issue

           For the Windows operating system:

    1. Take a backup of <IBM Spectrum Control-install-location>/lib/TPC_GUI.jar file before update.
    2. Extract the <IBM Spectrum Control-install-location>/lib/TPC_GUI.jar file using the tool like 7-zip.
    3. Navigate to the META-INF folder and open MANIFEST.MF for editing.
    4. Delete the text "org.apache.derby.jdbc," from MANIFEST.MF file and save it.
    5. Close the file and 7-zip tool.

            For Linux or /AIX operating system:

    1. Take a backup of <IBM Spectrum Control-install-location>/lib/TPC_GUI.jar file before update.
    2. Create a test directory in <IBM Spectrum Control-install-location>/lib and copy TPC_GUI.jar in the test directory.
    3. Navigate to the test directory and unzip TPC_GUI.jar by using the following command.
      • "unzip TPC_GUI.jar META-INF/MANIFEST.MF -d ."
    4. Use any editor like "vi" to edit MANIFEST.MF.
      • "vi META-INF/MANIFEST.MF" 
    5. Delete the text "org.apache.derby.jdbc," from the MANIFEST.MF file.  Save the file and exit the editor.
    6. Repackage modified MANIFEST.MF to TPC_GUI.jar file by using the following command. 
      • "zip -u TPC_GUI.jar META-INF/MANIFEST.MF"
    7. Copy the modified jar TPC_GUI.jar back to <IBM Spectrum Control-install-location>/lib directory.
    8. Delete the test directory.

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

Change History

20 Mar 2024: Initial Publication
08 July 2024: Updated Remediation/Fixes

*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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Document Information

Modified date:
08 July 2024

UID

ibm17144617

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