Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring, IntegrationServer and IntegrationRuntime operands are vulnerable to denial of service due to [CVE-2023-34104]

Summary

Node.js module fast-xml-parser is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container for parsing XML. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring, IntegrationServer and IntegrationRuntime operands are vulnerable to denial of service. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in Node.js module fast-xml-parser. [CVE-2023-34104]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-34104
**DESCRIPTION:**Natural Intelligence fast-xml-parser is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) flaw in the Doctype Entities. By sending a specially crafted regex input, 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/257474 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

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 5.0.1 to 8.2.x (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 9.0.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring, IntegrationServer and IntegrationRuntime components are at 12.0.8.0-r3 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 5.0.1 onwards LTS (Long Term Support)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 5.0.8 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring and IntegrationServer components are at 12.0.8.0-r3-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