Security Bulletin: OpenSSH vulnerability affects IBM WebSphere Adapter for FTP shipped with IBM Business Automation Workflow - CVE-2021-37533

Summary

IBM WebSphere Adapter for FTP is shipped with IBM Business Automation Workflow bundles a vulnerable copy of Apache commons-net.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-37533
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Commons Net could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an issue with the FTP client trusts the host from PASV response by default. By persuading a victim to connect to specially-crafted server, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain information about services running on the private network, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/241253 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

For earlier and unsupported versions of the products, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the Interim Fix (iFix) or Cumulative Fix (CF) containing APAR DT377899 as soon as practical.

V23.0.1
V22.0.1 - V22.0.2
V21.0.1 - V21.0.3.0
V20.0.0.1 - V20.0.0.2
V19.0.0.1 - V19.0.0.3
V18.0.0.1 - V18.0.0.3

| Upgrade to a long term support release or the latest SSCD version. See IBM Business Automation Workflow and IBM Integration Designer Software Support Lifecycle Addendum

Workarounds and Mitigations

None