Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability in Node.js xmlhttprequest-ssl module affects IBM Cloud Automation Manager

Summary

A security vulnerability in Node.js xmlhttprequest-ssl module affects IBM Cloud Automation Manager.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-29469
**DESCRIPTION:**Node Redis redis module for Node.js is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a regular expression denial of service flaw in monitor mode. By sending specially-crafted regex input, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200618 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2021-31597
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js xmlhttprequest-ssl module is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack, caused by the disalbe of SSL certificate validation by default. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch a man-in-the-middle attack and gain access to the communication channel between endpoints to obtain sensitive information or further compromise the system.
CVSS Base score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200623 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Download IBM Cloud Automation Manager 4.2.0.1 iFix 4 from http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+Cloud+Private&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=icp-cam-3.2.1-build600699&includeSupersedes=0

Follow the instructions in Readme link in http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+Cloud+Private&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=icp-cam-3.2.1-build600699&includeSupersedes=0 to install the iFix 4 to your IBM Cloud Automation Manager 4.2.0.1.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None