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Security Bulletin: Prototype pollution vulnerability affect IBM Business Automation Workflow and IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) - [CVE-2021-23450]

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Business Process Manager and IBM Business Automation Workflow are vulnerable to a prototype pollution attack. [CVE-2021-23450]

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)Status
IBM Business Automation Workflow containersV22.0.1 
V21.0.3 - V21.0.3-IF010
V21.0.2 all fixes
V20.0.0.2 all fixes
V20.0.0.1 all fixes
affected
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV22.0.1
V21.0.1 - V21.0.3
V20.0.0.1 - V20.0.0.2
V19.0.0.1 - V19.0.0.3
V18.0.0.0 - V18.0.0.2
affected
IBM Business Process ManagerV8.6.0.0 - V8.6.0.201803
V8.5.0.0 - V8.5.0.201706
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 APAR JR65004 as soon as practical.

 

Affected Product(s)Version(s)Remediation / Fix
IBM Business Automation Workflow containersV22.0.1Apply 22.0.1-IF001
IBM Business Automation Workflow containersV21.0.3Apply 21.0.3-IF011 
or upgrade to 22.0.1-IF001 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow containersV21.0.2
V20.0.0.1 - V20.0.0.2
Upgrade to 21.0.3-IF011  
or upgrade to 22.0.1-IF001 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV22.0.1Apply JR65004 
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV21.0.3Apply JR65004 
or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV21.0.2Upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 21.0.3 and apply JR65004 
or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later
 IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV20.0.0.2Apply JR65004 
or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV20.0.0.1Upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow v20.0.0.2 and apply JR65004 
or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV19.0.0.3Apply JR65004
or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV18.0.0.1 - V18.0.0.2
V19.0.0.1 - V19.0.0.2
Upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 19.0.0.3 and apply JR65004
or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditionalV18.0.0.0Apply JR65004
or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later
IBM Business Process ManagerV8.6.0.0 - V8.6.0.201803Upgrade to IBM Business Process Manager Version 8.6 Cumulative Fix 2018.03 and apply JR65004
or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later
IBM Business Process ManagerV8.5.0.0 - V8.5.7.201706Upgrade to IBM Business Process Manager Version 8.5.7 Cumulative Fix 2017.06 and apply JR65004
or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

02 Sep 2022: Initial Publication

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
02 September 2022

UID

ibm16617979