Code injection in IBM Cloud APM

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU60834

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23450

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary script code via the setObject function.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM): 8.1.4

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-a-vulnerability-in-ibm-websphere-application-server-liberty-affects-ibm-performance-management-products-cve-2021-23450/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6571167

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.