Security Bulletin: IBM Integration Bus is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to Node.js ejs module (CVE-2022-29078)

Summary

IBM Integration Bus is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to Node.js ejs module. Mitigation steps to disable node.js have been recommended. (CVE-2022-29078)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-29078
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js ejs module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a server-side template injection flaw in settings[view options][outputFunctionName]. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP request to overwrites the outputFunctionName option with an arbitrary OS command, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/225116 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

refer to Workarounds and Mitigations

Workarounds and Mitigations

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by executing the following steps to IBM Integration Bus

For IBM Integration Bus v10 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.26 users can disable node.js

Refer to
‘Disabling Node.js in IBM Integration Bus 10.0.0.24 and subsequent v10.0 fix packs’