Security Bulletin: IBM Sterling Control Center is vulnerable to denial of service attack due to Apache Axis (CVE-2023-40743)

Summary

IBM Sterling Control Center uses Apache Axis. This bulletin identifies the steps to take to address the vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-40743
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Axis could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper input validation by the ServiceFactory.getService function. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service or perform SSRF attacks.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/265157 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

Product

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Version

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Remediation

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IBM Sterling Control Center

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6.3.0.0 GA through iFix04

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6.3.0.0 iFix05 Fix Central - 6.3.0.0

Workarounds and Mitigations

None