SB2023062703 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cognos Controller

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 56 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1271)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information and write arbitrary files on the target system.

The weakness exists in the spring-webmvc module due to the improper serving of static resources from a file system on Microsoft Windows systems. A remote attacker can send a malicious request using a crafted URL, trigger directory traversal, overwrite, delete or read potentially sensitive file information.

2) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21305)

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.

3) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21294)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Libraries component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.

4) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21293)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Libraries component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.

5) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21291)

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.

6) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21248)

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

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

7) Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1000027)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

8) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9878)

The vulnerability allows a physical authenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper sanitization of paths provided to the ResourceServlet. A physical attacker can trigger path traversal and gain access to potentially sensitive information.

9) Cross-site tracing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11039)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site tracing (XST) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to the HiddenHttpMethodFilter class in the Spring MVC framework used by the affected software allows web applications to change the HTTP request method to any HTTP method, including the TRACE method. A remote attacker can trick a user who is using a web application that has a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability into following a link that submits malicious input, conduct an XST attack and access sensitive information, such as the user's credentials. 

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

10) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11040)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper cross-domain protections imposed by the affected software. The software allows web applications to enable cross-domain requests via JSON with Padding (JSONP) through the AbstractJsonpResponseBodyAdvice class for REST controllers and through the MappingJackson2JsonView class for browser requests. A remote attacker can trick the victim into following a link that submits malicious input and access sensitive information.

11) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1199)

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

The vulnerability exists due to Spring Security does not consider URL path parameters when processing security constraints. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and gain access to sensitive information.

12) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1257)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the spring-messaging module due to improper processing of messages by applications, which expose Simple Text Orientated Messaging Protocol (STOMP) over WebSocket endpoints with a simple, in-memory STOMP broker through the spring-messaging module. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted message and conduct ReDoS attack.

13) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1270)

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

The weakness exists in the spring-messaging module in Spring Frameworks due to the affected software allows a memory-based Simple/Streaming Text Orientated Messaging Protocol (STOMP) broker to expose STOMP over WebSocket endpoints. A remote attacker can send a message that submits malicious input to the broker and execute arbitrary code.

14) Improper privilege management (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1272)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper processing of multipart requests. A remote attacker can make a multipart request that injects malicious content to the target server, cause it to use wrong values and gain root privileges.

15) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21341)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Serialization component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.

16) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1275)

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

The weakness exists due to allowing applications to expose STOMP over WebSocket endpoints with a simple, in-memory STOMP broker through the spring-messaging module. A remote attacker can submit a sepcially crafted message to the broker and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

17) Credentials management (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11272)

18) Use of insufficiently random values (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3795)

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

The vulnerability exists due to Spring Security contain an insecure randomness vulnerability when using SecureRandomFactoryBean#setSeed to configure a SecureRandom instance. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

19) Use of insufficiently random values (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5408)

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

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software uses a fixed null initialization vector with CBC Mode in the implementation of the queryable text encryptor. A remote authenticated attacker can derive the unencrypted values using a dictionary attack.

20) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22112)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software can fail to save the SecurityContext if it is changed more than once in a single request. A remote authenticated attacker can gain elevated privileges on the target system.

21) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-2388)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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 execute arbitrary code.

22) Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-2369)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in JAR validation implementation. A remote attacker can modify the signed JAR file in a way it will be considered as signed.

23) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-2432)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the JNDI component in Java SE. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.

24) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21496)

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

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

25) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21434)

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

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

26) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21443)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Libraries component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.

27) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39038)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform clickjacking attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data, when REST API discovery is configured through the WebSphere administrative console Web Container settings to enable the API Discovery service, or through IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty features mpOpenAPI-1.0, mpOpenAPI-1.1, mpOpenAPI-2.0, apiDiscovery-1.0, openapi-3.0 or openapi-3.1. A remote attacker can perform clickjacking attack.

28) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21340)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Libraries component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.

29) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21349)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the 2D component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.

30) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35556)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Swing component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.

31) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22965)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

This vulnerability was dubbed "Spring4Shell".

32) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22096)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify existing log records.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and inject arbitrary records into log files.

33) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22060)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify existing log records.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and modify existing log records.

34) LDAP injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39031)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing DLAP queries. A remote user can send a specially crafted request to modify the original LDAP query and gain unauthorized access to the application.

35) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35603)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the JSSE component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information.

36) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5421)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Core (Spring Framework) component in Oracle Communications Session Report Manager. A remote authenticated user can exploit this vulnerability to read and manipulate data.

37) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35560)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Deployment component in Java SE. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.

38) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35586)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the ImageIO component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.

39) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35578)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the JSSE component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition when processing TLS 1.3 ClientHello packets. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.

40) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35564)

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

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

41) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35559)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Swing component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.

42) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35565)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the JSSE component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.

43) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21360)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the ImageIO component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.

44) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35588)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

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 perform service disruption.

45) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41035)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. The JVM does not throw IllegalAccessError for MethodHandles that invoke inaccessible interface methods. A remote attacker can send a request to a non-public method and gain unauthorized access to the application.

46) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11023)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when passing <option> elements to jQuery’s DOM manipulation methods. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

47) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11022)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the regex operation in "jQuery.htmlPrefilter". A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application that uses .html()</code>, <code>.append() or similar methods for it and execute arbitrary JavaScript code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

48) Incorrect Regular Expression (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22950)

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

The vulnerability exists due improper input validation when processing SpEL expressions. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

49) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-25031)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted URL to display remote OpenAPI definitions.

50) Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-46708)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted URL to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim.

51) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35561)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Utility component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.

52) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7656)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the load() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted HTML code to the application and execute it in browser in security context of the affected website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

PoC:

index.html:

<html>
<head>
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id="mydiv"></div>
    <script>
        $("#mydiv").load('inject.html #himom');
    </script>
</body>
</html>

inject.html:

<div id="himom"><script>alert('Arbitrary Code Execution');</script ></div>

53) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22475)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.

The vulnerability exists due to an unspecified error. A remote authenticated user can spoof identity of other application users.

54) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35517)

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing TAR archives. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

55) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36090)

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing ZIP archives. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

56) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21365)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the ImageIO component in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform service disruption.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6841803