Security Bulletin: There is a security vulnerability in Node.js http-cache-semantics module used by IBM Maximo for Civil Infrastructure in Maximo Application Suite (CVE-2022-25881)

Summary

There is a security vulnerability in Node.js http-cache-semantics module used by IBM Maximo for Civil Infrastructure in Maximo Application Suite

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-25881
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js http-cache-semantics module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) flaw. By sending a specially-crafted regex input using request header values, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/246089 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

For IBM Maximo Civil Infrastructure application in IBM Maximo Application Suite:

MAS |

Manage Patch Fix or Release

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Civil Patch Fix or Release

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Upgrade to Maximo Application Suite version 8.10 from passport advantage or latest Patch Fix available

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8.6.0 or latest (available from the Catalog under Update Available)

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8.5.0 or latest (available from the Catalog under Update Available)

Refer to IBM documentation Deploying Maximo Civil Infrastructure in Maximo Application Suite (MAS) for the deployments process.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None