Security Bulletin: IBM Security SOAR is using a component with known vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-28709)

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 49.1 or later of IBM Security SOAR.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-28709
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Tomcat is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-24998 related to the failure to limit the number of request parts to be processed in the file upload function. By sending a specially crafted request using query string parameters, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/255893 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM encourages customers to promptly update their systems.

Users must upgrade to v49.1 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