Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring and IntegrationServer operands may be vulnerable to code injection due to CVE-2022-29078

Summary

Node.js module ejs is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container for JavaScript templating. All IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands, and IntegrationServer operands that run Designer flows may be vulnerable to code injection. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability CVE-2022-29078 in Node.js module ejs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-29078
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js ejs module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a server-side template injection flaw in settings[view options][outputFunctionName]. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP request to overwrites the outputFunctionName option with an arbitrary OS command, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/225116 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 2.1, 3.0, 3.1, 4.0 and 4.1 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 4.2.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring and IntegrationServer components are at 12.0.4.0-r2 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 1.1 EUS (Extended Update Support)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 1.1.9 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring and IntegrationServer components are at 11.0.0.17-r2-eus or higher. Documentation on the upgrade process is available at <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/containers_eus?topic=releases-upgrading-operator&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None