Security Bulletin: IBM Security Directory Server is vulnerable to remote attacks (CVE-2022-33161, CVE-2022-33165)

Summary

IBM Security Directory Integrator has issued an update to address these vulnerabilities affecting IBM Security Directory Server.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-33161
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Security Directory Server could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/228569 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2022-33165
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Security Directory Server could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing “dot dot” sequences (/…/) to view arbitrary files on the system.
CVSS Base score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/228582 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None