SB2024020138 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps
Published: February 1, 2024
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) LDAP injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46337)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing DLAP queries. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted LDAP query to the application, bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.
2) Comparison using wrong factors (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28052)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to brute-force password hashes.
The vulnerability exists due to comparison error in OpenBSDBCrypt.checkPassword() function in core/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/crypto/generators/OpenBSDBCrypt.java when matching passwords with hashes. A remote attacker can pass an incorrect password that will be accepted as a valid one by the library, bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application that uses vulnerable version of Bouncy Castle.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.