Multiple vulnerabilities in Liberty for Java for IBM Cloud

Published: 2022-10-10

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-21541 CVE-2022-21540
CWE-ID	CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Liberty for Java for IBM Cloud Universal components / Libraries / Programming Languages & Components
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU65496

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21541

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Hotspot component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to manipulate data.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Liberty for Java for IBM Cloud: before 3.74-20220913-1224

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-ibm-java-sdk-affect-liberty-for-java-for-ibm-cloud-due-to-july-2022-cpu/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6827857

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.