Security Bulletin: IBM Datapower Operations Dashboard could allow HTTP request smuggling CVE-2023-46589

Summary

Apache Tomcat is used by the IBM Datapower Operations Dashboard in its server implementation.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-46589
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Tomcat is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by improper parsing of the HTTP trailer headers. By sending a specially crafted HTTP(S) trailer header, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/272444 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

1.0.20.0, 1.0.20.1

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to version 1.0.20.2

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?fixids=DPOD-1.0.20.2&product=ibm%2FWebSphere%2FWebSphere%20DataPower%20SOA%20Appliances&source=dbluesearch&mhsrc=ibmsearch_a&mhq=dpod&function=fixId&parent=ibm/WebSphere

Workarounds and Mitigations

None