Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing

Published: 2023-10-05

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-39239 CVE-2022-28890
CWE-ID	CWE-611
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing Other software / Other software solutions
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) XML External Entity injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU56669

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39239

CWE-ID: CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing: before 7.0.2.25

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7046954

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) XML External Entity injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU62831

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28890