Security Bulletin: IBM Security SOAR is using a component with known vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-34981)

Summary

IBM Security SOAR uses an older version of Apache Tomcat that may be identified and exploited. An update has been released which addresses these issues. It is recommended upgrading to Version 49.2 or later of IBM Security SOAR.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-34981
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Tomcat could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a flaw when a response did not have any HTTP headers set. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/258638 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM encourages customers to promptly update their systems.

Users must upgrade to v50.0 or higher of IBM SOAR in order to obtain a fix for this vulnerability.

You can upgrade the platform and apply the security updates by following the instructions in the “Upgrade Procedure” section in the IBM Documentation

Workarounds and Mitigations

None