Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Risk Manager on CP4S



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2020-15168
CVE-2021-29912
CWE-ID CWE-770
CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 IBM Security Risk Manager
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU63702

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15168

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to node-fetch does not honor the size option after following a redirect. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Security Risk Manager: 1.7.0.0 - 1.7.1.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-security-risk-manager-on-cp4s-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities-cve-2020-15168-cve-2021-29912/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6505283


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU67492

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29912

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. The vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Security Risk Manager: 1.7.0.0 - 1.7.1.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-security-risk-manager-on-cp4s-is-affected-by-multiple-vulnerabilities-cve-2020-15168-cve-2021-29912/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6505283


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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