Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise is vulnerable to a denial of service due to node-tar (CVE-2024-28863)

Summary

IBM App Connect Enterprise is vulnerable to a denial of service due to node-tar. This bulletin identifies the steps to take to address the vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2024-28863
**DESCRIPTION:**isaacs node-tar is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the lack of folders count validation. By sending a specially crafted request, an remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/286169 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability/vulnerabilities now by applying the appropriate fix to IBM App Connect Enterprise

Affected Product(s)

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Version(s)

| APAR|

Remediation / Fixes

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IBM App Connect Enterprise

| 12.0.1.0 - 12.0.12.0| IT46209|

The APAR (IT46209) is available from

IBM App Connect Enterprise v12- Fix Pack Release 12.0.12.1

IBM App Connect Enterprise

| 11.0.0.1 - 11.0.0.25| IT46209| The APAR (IT46209) is available

from

IBM App Connect Enterprise v11- Fix Pack Release 11.0.0.26

Workarounds and Mitigations

None