Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Apache Shiro (CVE-2022-40664) and Apache Commons FileUpload (CVE-2023-24998) affect IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository.

Summary

A bypass security restrictions vulnerability in Apache Shiro (CVE-2022-40664) and a denial of service vulnerability in Apache Commons File Upload (CVE-2023-24998) affect IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-40664
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Shiro could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions. By using RequestDispatcher when forwarding or including, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238393 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)

CVEID:CVE-2023-24998
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Commons FileUpload and Tomcat are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by not limit the number of request parts to be processed in the file upload function. By sending a specially-crafted request with series of uploads, 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/247895 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

These vulnerabilities has been addressed under APARs IJ40949 and IJ45702. A fix containing these APARs has been published and is available from Fix Central:

• WSRR V8.5.6.3_IJ40949_IJ45702

Workarounds and Mitigations

None