Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Rational Developer for i RPG and COBOL + Modernization Tools, Java Edition

Published: 2024-09-24

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-36138 CVE-2024-27980
CWE-ID	CWE-77
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Rational Developer for i RPG and COBOL + Modernization Tools, Java Edition Other software / Other software solutions
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU93879

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-2024-36138

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of batch files in child_process.spawn / child_process.spawnSync on Windows. An attacker can inject a malicious command line argument and achieve code execution even if the shell option is not enabled.

Note, the vulnerability exists due to incomplete fix for #VU88462 (CVE-2024-27980).

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Rational Developer for i RPG and COBOL + Modernization Tools, Java Edition: All versions

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:rational_developer_for_i_rpg_and_cobol_plus_modernization_tools_java_edition:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7169761

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) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU88462