Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container may be vulnerable to a Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability (CVE-2020-28168)

Summary

If an App Connect flow calls a URL controlled by a malicious actor, and App Connect Enterprise is running in an environment with a proxy, the controller of the target URL can construct a response with a redirect that results in the proxy being bypassed

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-28168
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js axios module is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by improper input validation. By providing a URL that responds with a redirect to a restricted host or IP address, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct SSRF attack to bypass a proxy.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/191660 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 1.0 and 1.2 CD

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container to Operator version 1.3.0 (available in CASE 1.3.0) or higher, and ensure that all components are at 11.0.0.11-r2 or higher.

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 1.1 LTS

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 1.1.1 EUS (available in CASE 1.1.1) or higher, and ensure that all components are at 11.0.0.12-r1-eus or higher.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None