Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container IntegrationServer and IntegrationRuntime operands that use MQ Client nodes are vulnerable to disclosure of sensitive information due to [CVE-2023-28950]

Summary

IBM MQ is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container by the MQ Client nodes. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container IntegrationServer and IntegrationRuntime operands that run toolkit flows containing MQ Client nodes are vulnerable to disclosure of sensitive information. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in IBM MQ. [CVE-2023-28950]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-28950
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM MQ 8.0, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3 could disclose sensitive user information from a trace file if that functionality has been enabled. IBM X-Force ID: 251358.
CVSS Base score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/251358 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1.x to 8.1.x (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 8.2.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring, IntegrationServer and IntegrationRuntime components are at 12.0.8.0-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 5.0.7 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring and IntegrationServer components are at 12.0.8.0-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