Security Bulletin: IBM Sterling Control Center is vulnerable to remote attack due to Apache Commons Text [CVE-2022-42889]

Summary

Apache Commons Text could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a flaw when using the interpolation defaults. IBM Sterling Control Center uses Apache Commons Text and the issue has been addressed. [CVE-2022-42889]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-42889
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Commons Text could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an insecure interpolation defaults flaw. By sending a specially-crafted input, 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/238560 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

IBM strongly suggests the following remediation / fix:

Product

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Version

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Remediation

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IBM Sterling Control Center

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6.2.1.0 GA through iFix08

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6.2.1.0 iFix09 Fix Central - 6.2.1.0

Workarounds and Mitigations

None