Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise is vulnerable to a remote attack and a denial of service due to Node.js modules protobuf.js, vm2 and word-wrap [CVE-2023-36665, CVE-2023-37903, CVE-2023-37466 and CVE-2023-26115]

Summary

IBM App Connect Enterprise is vulnerable to a remote attack and a denial of service due to Node.js modules protobuf.js, vm2 and word-wrap [CVE-2023-36665, CVE-2023-37903, CVE-2023-37466 and CVE-2023-26115]. The fix includes protobuf.js >=7.2.4, word-wrap >=1.2.5 and vm2 has been removed from the product.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-36665
**DESCRIPTION:**protobuf.js could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution. By sending a specially crafted message, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/259737 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)

CVEID:CVE-2023-37903
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js vm2 module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a flaw in the custom inspect function. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/261385 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)

CVEID:CVE-2023-37466
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js vm2 module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a sandbox escape flaw in the Promise handler. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/260831 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)

CVEID:CVE-2023-26115
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js word-wrap module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) flaw in the result variable. By sending a specially crafted regex input, 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/256901 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

Interim fix for APAR (IT44228) is available to apply to 12.0.9.0 from

IBM Fix Central

Workarounds and Mitigations

None