SB2022090121 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security SiteProtector System

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13938)

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a local user to stop the service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A local user can on the Windows system can stop the Apache HTTP server service.

2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-30641)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect parsing of Apache configuration files. An unexpected section could be matched with 'MergeSlashes OFF' option, leading to a potential security issue.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-security-siteprotector-system-is-affected-by-apache-http-server-vulnerabilities-cve-2020-13938-cve-2021-30641/
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6494731