IBM1B8A93263C4D50A10D8043D8862E523DE6209EB46F126451BDC0B535712C6B3FSecurity Bulletin: IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i is vulnerable to attacker obtaining sensitive information due to Java string processing in IBM Toolbox for Java (CVE-2022-43928)
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
27.0%
Summary
IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i uses the IBM Toolbox for Java to access IBM i interfaces. IBM Toolbox for Java could allow sensitive information stored as Java strings to be obtained by an attacker as described in the vulnerability details section. IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i has addressed the vulnerability with a fix as described in the remediation/fixes section.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2022-43928
**DESCRIPTION:**The IBM Toolbox for Java could allow a user to obtain sensitive information, caused by utilizing a Java string for processing. Since Java strings are immutable, their contents exist in memory until garbage collected. This means sensitive data could be visible in memory over an indefinite amount of time. IBM has addressed this issue by reducing the amount of time the sensitive data is visible in memory.
CVSS Base score: 4.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/241675 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i | 7.5 |
| IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i | 7.4 |
| IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i | 7.3 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.
The issue can be fixed by applying two PTFs to IBM i. Releases 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 of IBM i will be fixed.
The PTF numbers containing the fix for this vulnerability are in the following table:
IBM i Release|
5770-SS1 PTF Number
|
5733-ARE PTF Number
| PTF Download Link
—|—|—|—
7.5| SI82948| SI82904|
<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ptf/SI82948>
<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ptf/SI82904>
7.4| SI82954| SI82904 |
<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ptf/SI82954>
<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ptf/SI82904>
7.3| SI82955| SI82904 |
<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ptf/SI82955>
<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ptf/SI82904>
<https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/>
_Important note: _IBM recommends that all users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to supported and fixed version of affected products.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Affected configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | planning_analytics | 7.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:planning_analytics:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | i | 7.5.0 | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | i | 7.4.0 | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | i | 7.3.0 | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | ibm_i_7.5_preventative_service_planning | 7.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:ibm_i_7.5_preventative_service_planning:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | planning_analytics | 7.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:planning_analytics:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Related
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
27.0%