SB2022060622 - Code Injection in IBM Common Licensing
Published: June 6, 2022 Updated: January 22, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022060622
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22965)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
This vulnerability was dubbed "Spring4Shell".
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletinibm-common-licensing-is-affected-but-not-classified-as-vulnerable-by-a-remote-code-execution-in-spring-framework-220575cve-2022-22965/"
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletinibm-common-licensing-is-affected-but-not-classified-as-vulnerable-by-a-remote-code-execution-in-spring-framework-220575cve-2022-22965/</a><br>
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6590823<br><br></p>