Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Scale for IBM Elastic Storage Server



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2021-39031
CVE-2021-39038
CWE-ID CWE-90
CWE-451
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 IBM Spectrum Scale for IBM Elastic Storage Server
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) LDAP injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU59970

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39031

CWE-ID: CWE-90 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing DLAP queries. A remote user can send a specially crafted request to modify the original LDAP query and gain unauthorized access to the application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Spectrum Scale for IBM Elastic Storage Server: before 6.0.2.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-a-vulnerability-in-ibm-websphere-application-server-liberty-affects-ibm-spectrum-scale-packaged-in-ibm-ess-cve-2021-39031/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU60870

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39038

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform clickjacking attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data, when REST API discovery is configured through the WebSphere administrative console Web Container settings to enable the API Discovery service, or through IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty features mpOpenAPI-1.0, mpOpenAPI-1.1, mpOpenAPI-2.0, apiDiscovery-1.0, openapi-3.0 or openapi-3.1. A remote attacker can perform clickjacking attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Spectrum Scale for IBM Elastic Storage Server: before 6.0.2.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-a-vulnerability-in-ibm-websphere-application-server-liberty-affects-ibm-spectrum-scale-packaged-in-ibm-ess-cve-2021-39031/


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.



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