IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM) update for Synthetic Playback Agent



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 10
CVE-ID CVE-2022-42932
CVE-2022-40956
CVE-2022-42928
CVE-2022-42929
CVE-2022-42927
CVE-2022-40962
CVE-2022-40958
CVE-2022-40960
CVE-2022-40957
CVE-2022-40959
CWE-ID CWE-119
CWE-254
CWE-399
CWE-416
CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM)
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 10 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU68408

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42932

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM): before 8.1.4.0.16

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-of-mozilla-firefox-less-than-firefox-102-4esr-have-affected-synthetic-playback-agent-8-1-4-0-8-1-4-if16-2022-4-0/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842099


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) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU67503

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40956

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to some requests may ignore the CSP's base-uri settings when handling HTML base element injection. A remote attacker can force the browser to accept the injected element's base instead of the original code, leading to Content Security Policy bypass.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM): before 8.1.4.0.16

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-of-mozilla-firefox-less-than-firefox-102-4esr-have-affected-synthetic-playback-agent-8-1-4-0-8-1-4-if16-2022-4-0/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842099


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.

3) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU68406

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42928

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Garbage Collector within the JS engine. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM): before 8.1.4.0.16

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-of-mozilla-firefox-less-than-firefox-102-4esr-have-affected-synthetic-playback-agent-8-1-4-0-8-1-4-if16-2022-4-0/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842099


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.

4) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU68407

Risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42929

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application when handling window.print() events. A remote attacker trick the victim to open a specially crafted website and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM): before 8.1.4.0.16

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-of-mozilla-firefox-less-than-firefox-102-4esr-have-affected-synthetic-playback-agent-8-1-4-0-8-1-4-if16-2022-4-0/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842099


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.

5) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU68405

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42927

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to same-origin policy violation in the performance.getEntries() method. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website and gain obtain cross-origin URL entries.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM): before 8.1.4.0.16

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-of-mozilla-firefox-less-than-firefox-102-4esr-have-affected-synthetic-playback-agent-8-1-4-0-8-1-4-if16-2022-4-0/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842099


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.

6) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU67505

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40962

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM): before 8.1.4.0.16

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-of-mozilla-firefox-less-than-firefox-102-4esr-have-affected-synthetic-playback-agent-8-1-4-0-8-1-4-if16-2022-4-0/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842099


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.

7) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU67502

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40958

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of cookies. A remote attacker with access to a shared subdomain can inject a cookies with certain special characters, bypass Secure Context restriction for cookies with __Host and __Secure prefix and overwrite these cookies, potentially allowing session fixation attacks. 

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM): before 8.1.4.0.16

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-of-mozilla-firefox-less-than-firefox-102-4esr-have-affected-synthetic-playback-agent-8-1-4-0-8-1-4-if16-2022-4-0/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842099


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.

8) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU67501

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40960

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error caused by a concurrent use of the URL parser with non-UTF-8 data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM): before 8.1.4.0.16

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-of-mozilla-firefox-less-than-firefox-102-4esr-have-affected-synthetic-playback-agent-8-1-4-0-8-1-4-if16-2022-4-0/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842099


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.

9) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU67504

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40957

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to inconsistent data in instruction and data cache when creating wasm code. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page, trigger memory corruption and potentially execute arbitrary code.

Note, the vulnerability affects Firefox on ARM64 platforms only.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM): before 8.1.4.0.16

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-of-mozilla-firefox-less-than-firefox-102-4esr-have-affected-synthetic-playback-agent-8-1-4-0-8-1-4-if16-2022-4-0/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842099


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.

10) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU67500

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40959

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect initialization of FeaturePolicy on all pages during iframe navigation. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website, bypass FeaturePolicy restrictions and force the browser to leak device permissions into untrusted subdocuments.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Cloud Application Performance Management (APM): before 8.1.4.0.16

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-of-mozilla-firefox-less-than-firefox-102-4esr-have-affected-synthetic-playback-agent-8-1-4-0-8-1-4-if16-2022-4-0/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6842099


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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