Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Business Automation Workflow

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU81322

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-43804

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to urllib does not strip the "Cookie" HTTP header during cross-origin HTTP redirects. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Business Automation Workflow: before 23.0.2 IF001

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7120748

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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

2) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU78289

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25399

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the Py_FindObjects() function. A local user can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Business Automation Workflow: before 23.0.2 IF001

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7120748

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU78290

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29824

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Py_FindObjects() function. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Business Automation Workflow: before 23.0.2 IF001

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7120748

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU76618

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29159

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Business Automation Workflow: before 23.0.2 IF001

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7120748

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) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU82980

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27043

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass filtration.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when parsing email address with a special character. A remote attacker can bypass a protection mechanism in which application access is granted only after verifying receipt of e-mail to a specific domain.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Business Automation Workflow: before 23.0.2 IF001

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7120748

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) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU83261

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44271

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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 in ImageFont. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Business Automation Workflow: before 23.0.2 IF001

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_business_automation_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7120748

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.