Security Bulletin: IBM Rational Build Forge is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling due to use of Apache HTTP server CVE-2022-22720

Summary

Apache HTTP server is used by IBM Rational Build Forge. This fix includes Apache Http Server 2.4.54

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-22720
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by the failure to close inbound connection when errors are encountered discarding the request body. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/221668 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to IBM Rational Build Forge version 8.0.0.23 or above.

Affected Supporting Product(s)

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Remediation/Fix

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IBM Rational Build Forge 8.0.0 to 8.0.0.22

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Download IBM Rational Build Forge 8.0.0.23.

The fix includes Apache HTTP - 2.4.54.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None