Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM App Connect Enterprise and IBM Integration Bus

Published: 2022-07-05

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-44906 CVE-2022-44906
CWE-ID	CWE-400
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	IBM Integration Bus Server applications / Other server solutions IBM App Connect Enterprise Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU64030

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44906

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Integration Bus: 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.26

IBM App Connect Enterprise: 11.0.0.0 - 12.0.3.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6601101

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) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU64915

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44906