Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands that enable the assisted mapping capability may be vulnerable to arbitrary code injection due to CVE-2022-21797

Summary

Python module Joblib used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container for mapping assistance in flow development. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands that enable mapping assistance may be vulnerable to arbitrary code injection. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability CVE-2022-21797 in Python module Joblib.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-21797
**DESCRIPTION:**Joblib could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the eval() statement in the pre_dispatch flag in Parallel() class. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/237150 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 6.0.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.5.0-r4 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 5.0.1 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.6.0-r1-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