Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise and IBM Integration Bus are vulnerable to a remote attacker due to the module xml2js (CVE-2023-0842)

Summary

IBM App Connect Enterprise and IBM Integration Bus are vulnerable to a remote attacker due to the module xml2js (CVE-2023-0842). The latest Fix Pack includes xml2js version 5.0

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-0842
**DESCRIPTION:**xml2js could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/252153 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/vulnerabilities now by applying the appropriate fix to IBM App Connect Enterprise and IBM Integration Bus

Interim fix for APAR (IT43550) is available to apply to 12.0.8.0 from

IBM Fix Central

IBM App Connect Enterprise| v11.0.0.1 - v11.0.0.20| IT43550|

The APAR (IT43550) is available from

IBM App Connect Enterprise v11 - Fix Pack 11.0.0.21

IBM Integration Bus| v10.1| IT43550| *See Workarounds & Mitigations
IBM Integration Bus| v10.0.0.0 - v10.0.0.26| IT43550| *See Workarounds & Mitigations

Workarounds and Mitigations

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability/vulnerabilities now by applying the appropriate fix to IBM Integration Bus

For IBM Integration Bus v10.1, v10.0.0.24 and subsequent v10.0 fix packs users can disable node js.

Refer to
''Disabling Node.js in IBM Integration Bus v10.1, v10.0.0.24 and subsequent v10.0 fix packs ’