IBM0873F460B0C56BEFFB7C20248A3B9104F79891FA48CE8B004739684341A51D1DSecurity Bulletin: IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation is affected but not classified as vulnerable by a remote code execution in Spring Framework [CVE-2022-22965]
7.5 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.975 High
EPSS
Percentile
100.0%
Summary
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation is affected but not classified as vulnerable to a remote code execution in Spring Framework as it does not meet all of the following criteria: 1. JDK 9 or higher, 2. Apache Tomcat as the Servlet container, 3. Packaged as WAR (in contrast to a Spring Boot executable jar), 4. Spring-webmvc or spring-webflux dependency, 5. Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 to 5.3.17, 5.2.0 to 5.2.19, and older versions. Parts of the Spring framework is used in multiple components of Cloud Pak for Business Automation to perform transaction management, database access or processing of web request. The fix includes Spring V5.3.20 and later and removes Spring from some product components. [CVE-2022-22965]
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2022-22965
**DESCRIPTION:**Spring Framework could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the improper handling of PropertyDescriptor objects used with data binding. By sending specially-crafted data to a Spring Java application, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. Note: The exploit requires Spring Framework to be run on Tomcat as a WAR deployment with JDK 9 or higher using spring-webmvc or spring-webflux. Note: This vulnerability is also known as Spring4Shell or SpringShell.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/223103 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation | V22.0.1 - V22.0.1-IF001 | affected |
| IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation | V21.0.3 - V21.0.3-IF011 | affected |
| IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation | V21.0.2 - V21.0.2-IF012 and later fixes | |
| V21.0.1 - V21.0.1-IF007 and later fixes | ||
| V20.0.1 - V20.0.3 and later fixes | ||
| V19.0.1 - V19.0.3 and later fixes | ||
| V18.0.0 - V18.0.2 and later fixes | affected |
Remediation/Fixes
| Apply 21.0.3-IF012 or 22.0.1-IF002 in order to upgrade the version of Spring framework libraries. Affected Product(s) | Version(s) | Remediation / Fix |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation | 22.0.1 - 22.0.1-IF001 | Apply 22.0.1-IF002 or later |
| IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation | 21.0.3 - 21.0.3-IF011 | Apply 21.0.3-IF012 or later |
| IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation | V21.0.2 - V21.0.2-IF012 and later fixes | |
| V21.0.1 - V21.0.1-IF007 and later fixes | ||
| V20.0.1 - V20.0.3 and later fixes | ||
| V19.0.1 - V19.0.3 and later fixes | ||
| V18.0.0 - V18.0.2 and later fixes | Upgrade to | |
| 21.0.3-IF012 or later or | ||
| 22.0.1-IF002 or later |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Affected configurations
Related
7.5 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.975 High
EPSS
Percentile
100.0%