Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Shiro affects IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository

Summary

A bypass access restrictions vulnerability in Apache Shiro (CVE-2023-22602) affects IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository. This bulletin identifies the steps to take to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-22602
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Shiro could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a flaw when Shiro and Spring Boot are using different pattern-matching techniques. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/244693 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

This vulnerability has been addressed under APAR IJ48939. A fix containing this APAR has been published and is available from Fix Central:

• WSRR V8.5.6.3_IJ40949_IJ45702_IJ48644_IJ48939_IJ48940

Workarounds and Mitigations

None