Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands may be vulnerable to denial of service due to CVE-2022-36083

Summary

Node.js module jose is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container for securing internal communications and in connections by connectors to SaaS endpoints. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands may be vulnerable to denial of service. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability CVE-2022-36083 in Node.js module jose.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-36083
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js jose module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper input validation. By sending a specially-crafted request using the p2c JOSE Header Parameter, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume unreasonable amount of CPU time, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235579 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

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 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 and IntegrationServer 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