Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands may be vulnerable to denial of service due to [CVE-2022-37603]

Summary

Node.js module loader-utils is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container by DesignerAuthoring operands. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands may be vulnerable to denial of service. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in Node.js module loader-utils. [CVE-2022-37603]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-37603
**DESCRIPTION:**webpack loader-utils is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) flaw in the interpolateName function in interpolateName.js. By sending a specially-crafted regex input using the url variable, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238766 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1.x to 6.1.x (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 6.2.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.7.0-r1 or higher. Documentation on the upgrade process is available at <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/containers_cd?topic=releases-upgrading-operator&gt;

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 5.0 LTS (Long Term Support)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 5.0.2 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.6.0-r2-lts or higher. Documentation on the upgrade process is available at <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect-contlts?topic=releases-upgrading-operator&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None