Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands may be vulnerable to privilege escalation due to CVE-2022-39353

Summary

Node.js module xmldom is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container for parsing XML documents. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring and IntegrationServer operands may be vulnerable to privilege escalation. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability CVE-2022-39353 in Node.js module xmldom.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-39353
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js xmldom module could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the use of multiple top level elements. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access.
CVSS Base score: 9.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239426 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 6.0 and 6.1 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 6.2.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring and IntegrationServer components are at 12.0.7.0-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 5.0.2 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring and IntegrationServer components are at 12.0.6.0-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