Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Conductor

Published: 2023-10-06

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-20861 CVE-2023-20863
CWE-ID	CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	IBM Spectrum Conductor Server applications / Other server solutions
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU75562

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20861

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of SpEL expressions. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Spectrum Conductor: before 2.5.1 FP2

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047423

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: #VU75409