Code Injection in IBM DB2 LUW - CVE-2023-27868

Vulnerability identifier: #VU86338

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27868

CWE-ID: CWE-94

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to unchecked class instantiation when providing plugin classes. A remote user can send a specially crafted request using the named pluginClassName class and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

IBM DB2 LUW
IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager (GKLM)
IBM Intelligent Operations Center
IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights
IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact
WebSphere Remote Server
IBM Security Verify Governance
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM)
IBM License Metric Tool
IBM OpenPages with Watson
dashDB Local
DB2 on Cloud Pak for Data
DB2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data
Db2 Big SQL
Storage Protect Server
IBM Cloud Pak System

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM DB2 LUW - addressed in versions 10.5 FP11, 11.1.4 FP7, 11.5.7, 11.5.8
IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact - update to 7.1.0.32
dashDB Local - update to 11.5.9.0
IBM Cloud Pak System - update to 2.3.3.7 iFix 01
DB2 on Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.7.3
DB2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.7.3
Db2 Big SQL - update to 7.5.3
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM) - update to 8.1.4.0.4
Storage Protect Server - update to 8.1.20

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249516
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7010029
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230803-0006/

• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud APM
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Governance - Identity Manager
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM License Metric Tool
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Intelligent Operations Center (IOC)
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Db2 JDBC
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Remote Server
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak System
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data and Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Pak for Data
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM OpenPages with Watson
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Protect Server
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM dashDB Local