Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Business Automation Workflow

Published: 2022-10-04 | Updated: 2023-08-02

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2018-25013 CVE-2018-25031
CWE-ID	CWE-125 CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software Subscribe	IBM Business Automation Workflow Server applications / Other server solutions
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU53848

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-25013

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the ShiftBytes() function in libwebp. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Business Automation Workflow: 22.0.1 - 22.0.1-IF001

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-spoofing-vulnerability-affect-ibm-business-automation-workflow-process-federation-server-component-cve-2018-25013/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6618339

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) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU64011

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-25031

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: Yes