Security Bulletin: Apache commons fileupload vulnerability affect embedded Content Platform Engine in IBM Business Automation Workflow - CVE-2023-24998

Summary

The embedded Content Platform Engine in IBM Business Automation Workflow is affected by Apache commons fileupload vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-24998
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Commons FileUpload and Tomcat are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by not limit the number of request parts to be processed in the file upload function. By sending a specially-crafted request with series of uploads, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/247895 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

V23.0.1 - V23.0.2

| not affected
IBM Business Automation Workflow traditional |

V22.0.1 - V22.0.2
V21.0.1 - V21.0.3.1
V20.0.0.1 - V20.0.0.2
V19.0.0.1 - V19.0.0.3

| affected

For earlier and unsupported versions of the products, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the Interim Fix (iFix) or Cumulative Fix (CF) containing APAR DT208691 as soon as practical.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None