Denial of service in IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU63085

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22971

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The 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 the Spring application with a STOMP over WebSocket endpoint. A remote user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Sterling Partner Engagement Manager: 6.1.2 - 6.2.0.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_sterling_partner_engagement_manager:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_sterling_partner_engagement_manager:6.1.2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_sterling_partner_engagement_manager:6.1.2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-sterling-partner-engagement-manager-is-vulnerable-to-a-denial-of-service-due-to-vmware-tanzu-spring-framework-cve-2022-22971/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6734151

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.