Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 8 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-44906 CVE-2022-22361 CVE-2020-11022 CVE-2020-11023 CVE-2021-44716 CVE-2022-21698 CVE-2022-29078 CVE-2021-43138 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-400 CWE-352 CWE-79 CWE-20 CWE-74 CWE-94 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit |
Public exploit code for vulnerability #3 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #4 is available. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation Server applications / Other server solutions |
| Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 8 vulnerabilities.
1) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU64030
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44906
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trick the library into adding or modifying the properties of Object.prototype, using a constructor or __proto__ payload, resulting in prototype pollution and loss of confidentiality, availability, and integrity.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation: 18.0.0 - 21.0.3
CPE2.3 External links
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6596915
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
2) Cross-site request forgery
EUVDB-ID: #VU64527
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22361
CWE-ID:
CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation: 18.0.0 - 21.0.3
CPE2.3 External links
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6596915
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
3) Cross-site scripting
EUVDB-ID: #VU27052
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11022
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the regex operation in "jQuery.htmlPrefilter". A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application that uses .html()</code>, <code>.append() or similar methods for it and execute arbitrary JavaScript code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation: 18.0.0 - 21.0.3
CPE2.3 External links
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6596915
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
4) Cross-site scripting
EUVDB-ID: #VU27519
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11023
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when passing <option> elements to jQuery’s DOM manipulation methods. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation: 18.0.0 - 21.0.3
CPE2.3 External links
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6596915
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
5) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU58824
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44716
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation: 18.0.0 - 21.0.3
CPE2.3 External links
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6596915
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
6) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU61599
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21698
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within method label cardinality. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation: 18.0.0 - 21.0.3
CPE2.3 External links
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6596915
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
7) Code injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU63903
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29078
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when parsing data passed to "settings[view options][outputFunctionName]". A remote attacker can send specially crafted request to the application, perform server-side template injection and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation: 18.0.0 - 21.0.3
CPE2.3 External links
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6596915
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
8) Prototype pollution
EUVDB-ID: #VU62361
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43138
CWE-ID:
CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges within the application.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling data passed via the mapValues() method. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and escalate privileges within the application.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation: 18.0.0 - 21.0.3
CPE2.3 External links
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6596915
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
