SB2023050917 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Voice Gateway



SB2023050917 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Voice Gateway

Published: May 9, 2023 Updated: May 23, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2023050917
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24998)

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to Apache Commons FileUpload does not limit the number of request parts. A remote attacker can initiate a series of uploads and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0842)

CWE-ID: CWE-1321 - Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (\'Prototype Pollution\')

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


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly validate incoming JSON keys, thus allowing the __proto__ property to be edited. A remote unauthenticated attacker can edit or add new properties to an object to execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.