Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise is vulnerable to a denial of service due to the ua-parser-js module (CVE-2022-25927)

Summary

IBM App Connect Enterprise is vulnerable to a denial of service due to the ua-parser-js module in the electron app (CVE-2022-25927). Electron is used for Discovery Connectors in IBM App Connect Enterprise. The latest fixpack includes ua-parser-js >=v1.0.33

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-25927
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js ua-parser-js module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) flaw. By sending specially-crafted regex input, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/245569 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

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability/vulnerabilities now by applying the appropriate fix to IBM App Connect Enterprise

The APAR (IT43530) is available in

IBM App Connect Enterprise version v12 - Fixpack 12.0.8.0

Workarounds and Mitigations

None