Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to CVE-2022-2421

Summary

Socket.io.js is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container for updating the DesignerAuthoring web console. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthroing operands may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability CVE-2022-2421 in Socket.io.js.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-2421
**DESCRIPTION:**Due to improper type validation in attachment parsing the Socket.io js library, it is possible to overwrite the _placeholder object which allows an attacker to place references to functions at arbitrary places in the resulting query object.
CVSS Base score: 0
CVSS Vector:

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 6.0.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.5.0-r4 or higher. Documentation on the upgrade process is available at <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/containers_cd?topic=releases-upgrading-operator&gt;

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 5.0 LTS (Long Term Support)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 5.0.1 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.6.0-r1-lts or higher. Documentation on the upgrade process is available at <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect-contlts?topic=releases-upgrading-operator&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None