SB2022090726 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Application Business Insights 

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SB2022090726 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Application Business Insights

Published: September 7, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022090726
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) XML External Entity injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20492)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or consume memory resources.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.


2) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-2161)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the java.lang.ProcessBuilder API on the Windows platform. A remote attacker can manipulate the Process command line and execute arbitrary code on the target system.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References