Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands are vulnerable to denial of service due to [CVE-2023-26115]

Summary

Node.js word-wrap is used internally by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands are vulnerable to denial of service. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in Node.js word-wrap. [CVE-2023-26115]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-26115
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js word-wrap module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) flaw in the result variable. By sending a specially crafted regex input, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/256901 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1.x to 9.0.x (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 9.1.0 or higher, and ensure that all Dashboard, DesignerAuthoring, IntegrationServer and IntegrationRuntime components are at 12.0.9.0-r1 or higher. Documentation on the upgrade process is available at <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/containers_cd?topic=releases-upgrading-operator&gt;

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 5.0 LTS (Long Term Support)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 5.0.10 or higher, and ensure that all Dashboard, DesignerAuthoring and IntegrationServer components are at 12.0.9.0-r2-lts or higher. Documentation on the upgrade process is available at <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect-contlts?topic=releases-upgrading-operator&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None