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 containers | V22.0.1 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 traditional | V22.0.1 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 Manager | V8.6.0.0 - 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 containers | V22.0.1 | Apply 22.0.1-IF001 |
IBM Business Automation Workflow containers | V21.0.3 | Apply 21.0.3-IF011 or upgrade to 22.0.1-IF001 or later |
IBM Business Automation Workflow containers | V21.0.2 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 traditional | V22.0.1 | Apply JR65004 |
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional | V21.0.3 | Apply JR65004 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later |
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional | V21.0.2 | Upgrade 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 traditional | V20.0.0.2 | Apply JR65004 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later |
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional | V20.0.0.1 | Upgrade 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 traditional | V19.0.0.3 | Apply JR65004 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later |
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional | V18.0.0.1 - 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 traditional | V18.0.0.0 | Apply JR65004 or upgrade to IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.1 or later |
IBM Business Process Manager | V8.6.0.0 - V8.6.0.201803 | Upgrade 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 Manager | V8.5.0.0 - V8.5.7.201706 | Upgrade 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
Change History
02 Sep 2022: Initial Publication
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Document Information
Modified date:
02 September 2022
UID
ibm16617979