Multiple vulnerabilities in Axway SecureTransport (February 2023)

Published: 2023-04-04

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-22899 CVE-2021-28490
CWE-ID	CWE-347 CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	SecureTransport Server applications / File servers (FTP/HTTP)
Vendor	Axway

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

EUVDB-ID: #VU74270

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22899

CWE-ID: CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to zip4j does not always perform validation of MAC when decrypting a ZIP archive. A remote attacker can submit a malicious archive or tamper with data inside one.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

SecureTransport: 5.5 - 5.5-20230126

CPE2.3

External links

https://docs.axway.com/bundle/st_rn/page/february_2023_update__5_5-20230223_.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU68506

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-2021-28490

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation