Security Bulletin
Summary
A security vulnerability in Node.js xmldom and msgpack5 module affects IBM Cloud Automation Manager.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-21366
DESCRIPTION: Node.js xmldom module could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper preserve of system identifiers, FPIs or namespaces during XML processing. By repeatedly parsing and serializing specially-crafted documents, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause unexpected syntactic changes in some downstream applications.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198139 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-2021-21368
DESCRIPTION: Node.js msgpack5 module could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype poisoning flaw when decodes a map containing a key __proto__. By sending a specially-crafted MessagePack data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 6.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198140 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Cloud Automation Manager | 4.2.0.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
Download IBM Cloud Automation Manager 4.2.0.1 iFix 3 from
https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+Cloud+Private&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=icp-cam-3.2.1-build600412&includeSupersedes=0
Follow the instructions in Readme link in https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+Cloud+Private&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=icp-cam-3.2.1-build600412&includeSupersedes=0 to install the iFix 3 to your IBM Cloud Automation Manager 4.2.0.1.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
11 May 2021: 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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
13 May 2021
UID
ibm16453075