HTTP request smuggling in in IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM FlashSystem V9000 products



Published: 2022-09-19
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-33037
CWE-ID CWE-444
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud
Hardware solutions / Other hardware appliances

IBM Spectrum Virtualize Software
Hardware solutions / Other hardware appliances

IBM FlashSystem 5000
Hardware solutions / Other hardware appliances

IBM FlashSystem 5200
Hardware solutions / Other hardware appliances

IBM FlashSystem 7200
Hardware solutions / Other hardware appliances

IBM FlashSystem 9200
Hardware solutions / Other hardware appliances

IBM FlashSystem 9100 Family
Hardware solutions / Other hardware appliances

IBM FlashSystem V9000
Hardware solutions / Other hardware appliances

IBM Storwize V5100
Hardware solutions / Other hardware appliances

IBM Storwize V5000
Hardware solutions / Other hardware appliances

IBM Storwize V7000
Hardware solutions / Other hardware appliances

IBM SAN Volume Controller
Hardware solutions / Other hardware appliances

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests

EUVDB-ID: #VU55423

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33037

CWE-ID: CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to preform HTTP request smuggling attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests, related to processing of transfer encoding headers.  A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and smuggle arbitrary HTTP headers.

Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to poison HTTP cache and perform phishing attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud: before 8.4.2.0

IBM Spectrum Virtualize Software: before 8.4.2.0

IBM FlashSystem 5000: before 8.4.2.0

IBM FlashSystem 5200: before 8.4.2.0

IBM FlashSystem 7200: before 8.4.2.0

IBM FlashSystem 9200: before 8.4.2.0

IBM FlashSystem 9100 Family: before 8.4.2.0

IBM FlashSystem V9000: before 8.4.2.0

IBM Storwize V5100: before 8.4.2.0

IBM Storwize V5000: before 8.4.2.0

IBM Storwize V7000: before 8.4.2.0

IBM SAN Volume Controller: before 8.4.2.0

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerability-in-apache-tomcat-affects-ibm-san-volume-controller-ibm-storwize-ibm-spectrum-virtualize-and-ibm-flashsystem-v9000-products/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497115


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.



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