Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Automation Manager



Published: 2021-12-22 | Updated: 2023-06-02
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2021-21366
CVE-2021-21368
CWE-ID CWE-435
CWE-1321
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 information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper Interaction Between Multiple Correctly-Behaving Entities

EUVDB-ID: #VU76822

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21366

CWE-ID: CWE-435 - Improper Interaction Between Multiple Correctly-Behaving Entities

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to the system.

The vulnerability exists due to xmldom do not correctly preserve system identifiers, FPIs or namespaces when repeatedly parsing and serializing maliciously crafted documents. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file and make syntactic changes during XML processing in some downstream applications.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cloud Automation Manager: before 4.2.0.1 iFix 3

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6453075


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.

2) Prototype pollution

EUVDB-ID: #VU76823

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21368

CWE-ID: CWE-1321 - Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (\'Prototype Pollution\')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary JavaScript code.

The vulnerability occrures when msgpack5 decodes a map containing a key "__proto__", it assigns the decoded value to __proto__. Object.prototype.__proto__ is an accessor property for the receiver's prototype. A remote user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform prototype pollution, which can result in information disclosure or data manipulation.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cloud Automation Manager: before 4.2.0.1 iFix 3

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6453075


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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