SB2022091903 - HTTP request smuggling in in IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM FlashSystem V9000 products
Published: September 19, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022091903
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33037)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to preform HTTP request smuggling attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests, related to processing of transfer encoding headers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and smuggle arbitrary HTTP headers.
Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to poison HTTP cache and perform phishing attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerability-in-apache-tomcat-affects-ibm-san-volume-controller-ibm-storwize-ibm-spectrum-virtualize-and-ibm-flashsystem-v9000-products/"
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerability-in-apache-tomcat-affects-ibm-san-volume-controller-ibm-storwize-ibm-spectrum-virtualize-and-ibm-flashsystem-v9000-products/</a><br>
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497115<br><br></p>