SB2025012837 - IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere update for Spring Framework

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22965)

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

This vulnerability was dubbed "Spring4Shell".

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://lab.wallarm.com/update-on-0-day-vulnerabilities-in-spring-spring4shell-and-cve-2022-22963/
• https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22965
• https://spring.io/blog/2022/03/31/spring-framework-rce-early-announcement