Security Bulletin: IBM Datapower Operations Dashboard is vulnerable to execute arbitrary code on the system [CVE-2023-46604]

Summary

Apache ActiveMQ is used by the IBM Datapower Operations Dashboard in its messaging infrastructure. This bulletin identifies the steps to take to address the vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-46604
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache ActiveMQ and ActiveMQ Legacy OpenWire Module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization in the class types in the OpenWire protocol. By sending specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/269795 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

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to version 1.0.20.0
https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?fixids=DPOD-1.0.20.0&product=ibm%2FWebSphere%2FWebSphere%20DataPower%20SOA%20Appliances&source=dbluesearch&mhsrc=ibmsearch_a&mhq=dpod&function=fixId&parent=ibm/WebSphere

Workarounds and Mitigations

None