Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Dashboard operands that use S3 storage are vulnerable to security restrictions bypass due to [CVE-2023-46234]

Summary

Node.js module browserify-sign is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Dashboards for accessing S3 storage. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Dashboard operands that access bar files in S3 storage are vulnerable to security restrictions bypass. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in Node.js module browserify-sign. [CVE-2023-46234]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-46234
**DESCRIPTION:**browserify browserify-sign could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an upper bound check issue in the dsaVerify function. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform signature forgery attack.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/269796 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1.0 to 10.1.1 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 11.0.0 or higher, and ensure that all Dashboard components are at 12.0.10.0-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 5.0 LTS (Long Term Support)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 5.0.13 or higher, and ensure that all Dashboard components are at 12.0.10.0-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