Security Bulletin: IBM PowerVM Novalink is vulnerable because IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty vulnerable to identity spoofing by an authenticated user using a specially crafted request.

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM PowerVM Novalink is vulnerable because IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty vulnerable to identity spoofing by an authenticated user using a specially crafted request. (CVE-2022-22476)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2022-22476
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.7 and Open Liberty are vulnerable to identity spoofing by an authenticated user using a specially crafted request. IBM X-Force ID: 225604.
CVSS Base score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/225604 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
PowerVM Novalink	2.0
PowerVM Novalink	2.0.1
PowerVM Novalink	2.0.2
PowerVM Novalink	2.0.2.1
PowerVM Novalink	2.0.3
PowerVM Novalink	2.0.3.1

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading based on the table below.

Product	Version	Remediation
PowerVM Novalink	2.0.0.0	Update to pvm-novalink 2.0.1-220908 or Update to pvm-novalink_2.0.3.1.1-220923
PowerVM Novalink	2.0.1	Update to pvm-novalink 2.0.1-220908 or Update to pvm-novalink_2.0.3.1.1-220923
PowerVM Novalink	2.0.2	Update to pvm-novalink_2.0.3.1.1-220923
PowerVM Novalink	2.0.2.1	Update to pvm-novalink_2.0.3.1.1-220923
PowerVM Novalink	2.0.3	Update to pvm-novalink_2.0.3.1.1-220923
PowerVM Novalink	2.0.3.1	Update to pvm-novalink_2.0.3.1.1-220923

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

23 Sep 2022: 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: IBM PowerVM Novalink is vulnerable because IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty vulnerable to identity spoofing by an authenticated user using a specially crafted request.