Prototype pollution in IBM Cloud Automation Manager

Published: 2021-11-29 | Updated: 2023-05-16

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-7788
CWE-ID	CWE-94
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	IBM Cloud Automation Manager Server applications / Other server solutions
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Prototype pollution

EUVDB-ID: #VU66955

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7788

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling INI files. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted INI file to the application and perform prototype pollution attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cloud Automation Manager: before 4.2.0.1 iFix 2

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6415865

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.