SB2024121121 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Directory Suite



SB2024121121 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Directory Suite

Published: December 11, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024121121
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Sensitive Cookie Without 'HttpOnly' Flag (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33167)

CWE-ID: CWE-1004 - Sensitive Cookie Without 'HttpOnly' Flag

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to the failure to set the HTTPOnly flag. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system from the cookie.


2) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32754)

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. The vulnerability allows privileged user to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


3) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33162)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.