Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM App Connect Enterprise

Published: 2024-04-09

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-28176 CVE-2024-27307
CWE-ID	CWE-400 CWE-1321
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	IBM App Connect Enterprise Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU87329

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28176

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in the JSON Web Encryption (JWE) decryption interfaces. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM App Connect Enterprise: before 12.0.11.3

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7145701

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) Prototype pollution

EUVDB-ID: #VU88224

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27307

CWE-ID: CWE-1321 - Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes (\'Prototype Pollution\')