Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operator and operands are vulnerable to HTTP header injection due to [CVE-2023-29406]

Summary

Golang Go is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container in the operator catalog, the operator and its operands. The IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operator and the IntegrationServer & IntegrationRuntime operands are vulnerable to HTTP header injection leading to various attacks, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in Golang Go. [CVE-2023-29406]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-29406
**DESCRIPTION:**Golang Go is vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper contents validation of Host header by the HTTP/1 client. By persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web page, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary HTTP headers, which will allow the attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/260573 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1.0 to 10.1.0 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 10.1.1 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring, IntegrationServer and IntegrationRuntime components are at 12.0.10.0-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 5.0.13 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring and IntegrationServer components are at 12.0.10.0-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