SB2023032704 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Business Automation Workflow 



SB2023032704 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Business Automation Workflow

Published: March 27, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023032704
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40151)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error if the parser is running on user supplied input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML input to the application and perform a denial of service attack.


2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40152)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input within the Woodstox XML parser. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted input to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds write and crash the application.


3) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40153)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Centralized Third Party Jars (XStream) component in Oracle WebLogic Server. A remote non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Improper Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43581)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the application.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization checks. A remote authenticated user can load external plugins and compromise the application.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.