Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Observability with Instana (OnPrem)

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU84037

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34062

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that Reactor Netty HTTP Server is configured to serve static resources.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Observability with Instana: before 266

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_observability_with_instana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7118601

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: #VU83580

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34054

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 user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP requests to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Observability with Instana: before 266

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_observability_with_instana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7118601

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.

3) Improper Certificate Validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU84031

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4586

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the Hot Rod client does not enable hostname validation when using TLS. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Observability with Instana: before 266

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_observability_with_instana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7118601

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.

4) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU83581

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34055

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 user-supplied input in Web Observations. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP requests to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that application is using Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux and that org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator is on the classpath.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Observability with Instana: before 266

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_observability_with_instana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7118601

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.

5) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU85468

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20918

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Observability with Instana: before 266

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_observability_with_instana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7118601

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.

6) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU83582

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34053

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 user-supplied input in Web Observations. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP requests to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Observability with Instana: before 266

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_observability_with_instana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7118601

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.