Security Bulletin
Summary
Monthly security fixes are released for IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation. The following security vulnerabilities are addressed with the February 2022 fixes. All Cloud Pak services pick up new versions of repackaged open source libraries regardless whether reported vulnerabilities for these libraries affect the product. For a list of CVEs that are no longer reported in OSS scanning of current images, see the readme of the ifix in your version.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-38893
DESCRIPTION: IBM Business Process Manager 8.5 and 8.6 and IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0, 19.0, 20.0 and 21.0 are vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 209512.
CVSS Base score: 6.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209512 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2021-35560
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Deployment component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211636 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2021-35586
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the ImageIO component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211661 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2021-35578
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JSSE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211654 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2021-35564
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Keytool component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211640 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-2021-35559
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Swing component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211635 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2021-35556
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the Swing component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211632 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2021-35565
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the JSSE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211641 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2021-35588
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Java SE related to the VM component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a low availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211662 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2021-41035
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse Openj9 could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by not throwing IllegalAccessError for MethodHandles that invoke inaccessible interface methods. By persuading a victim to execute a specially-crafted program under a security manager, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212010 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2021-38900
DESCRIPTION: IBM Business Process Manager 8.5 and 8.6 and IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0, 19.0, 20.0 and 21.0 could allow a privileged user to obtain highly sensitive information due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 209607.
CVSS Base score: 4.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209607 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation | V21.0.3 - V21.0.3-IF004 | affected |
| IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation | V21.0.2 - V21.0.2-IF007 | affected |
| IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation |
V21.0.1 - V21.0.1-IF007 | affected |
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the February 2022 security fix as soon as practical.
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) | Remediation / Fix |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation | V21.0.3 - V21.0.3-IF004 | Apply security fix 21.0.3-IF005 |
| IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation | V21.0.2 - V21.0.2-IF007 | Apply security fix 21.0.2-IF008 or upgrade to 21.0.3-IF005 |
| IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation | V21.0.1 - V21.0.1-IF008 V20.0.1 - V20.0.3 V19.0.1 - V19.0.3 V18.0.0 - V18.0.2 | Upgrade to 21.0.2-IF008 or 21.0.3-IF005 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
CVE-2021-38893 was reported to IBM by @akenofu and @Salah_ElSheikh. CVE-2021-38900 was reported to IBM by @akenofu.
Change History
04 Mar 2022: Initial Publication
07 Mar 2022: Taxonomy update for My Notifications
*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
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Document Information
Modified date:
10 March 2022
UID
ibm16561229