Security Bulletin: IBM DevOps Deploy / IBM UrbanCode Deploy (UCD) may be vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling (CVE-2023-46589)

Summary

Due to the use of Apache Tomcat, IBM DevOps Deploy / IBM UrbanCode Deploy (UCD) is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by improper parsing of the HTTP trailer headers. By sending a specially crafted HTTP(S) trailer header, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-46589
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Tomcat is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by improper parsing of the HTTP trailer headers. By sending a specially crafted HTTP(S) trailer header, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/272444 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:

Upgrade affected versions to any of 7.0.5.20, 7.1.2.16, 7.2.3.9, 7.3.2.4, or 8.0.0.1 or later

Workarounds and Mitigations

None