SB2024031329 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Observability with Instana 



SB2024031329 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Observability with Instana

Published: March 13, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024031329
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22041)

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Hotspot component in Oracle GraalVM for JDK. A local non-authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information.


2) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42282)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the isPublic() function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.