SB2024020138 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps
Published: February 1, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) LDAP injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46337)
CWE-ID: CWE-90 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing DLAP queries. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted LDAP query to the application, bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.
2) Comparison using wrong factors (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28052)
CWE-ID: CWE-1025 - Comparison using wrong factors
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to brute-force password hashes.
The vulnerability exists due to comparison error in OpenBSDBCrypt.checkPassword() function in core/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/crypto/generators/OpenBSDBCrypt.java when matching passwords with hashes. A remote attacker can pass an incorrect password that will be accepted as a valid one by the library, bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application that uses vulnerable version of Bouncy Castle.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.