Security Bulletin: IBM Edge Application Manager is vulnerable to an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') due to Node.js ejs

Summary

IBM Edge Application Manager 4.5 addresses the vulnerability listed in the CVE below.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-29078
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js ejs module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a server-side template injection flaw in settings[view options][outputFunctionName]. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP request to overwrites the outputFunctionName option with an arbitrary OS command, 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/225116 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)

**IBM X-Force ID:**220488
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js ejs module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper sanitation of user-supplied input. By sending a specially-crafted request using the filename parameter, 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/220488 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)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

The fix/upgrade is a set of docker images, that will automatically be pulled and deployed from both dockerhub and the IBM Entitled Registry.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None