Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Appliance is vulnerable to HTTP header injection (CVE-2022-34165)

Summary

IBM MQ Appliance has resolved an HTTP header injection vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-34165
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.9 are vulnerable to HTTP header injection, caused by improper validation. This could allow an attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cache poisoning and cross-site scripting. IBM X-Force ID: 229429.
CVSS Base score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/229429 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

This vulnerability is addressed under IT42021

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

IBM MQ Appliance version 9.2 LTS

Apply 9.2.0.6 interim fix firmware for IT42021, or later firmware.

IBM MQ Appliance version 9.2 CD

Upgrade to 9.2.5 CSU03, or later firmware.

IBM MQ Appliance version 9.3 LTS

Apply IBM MQ Appliance 9.3.0.2 fixpack, or later firmware.

IBM MQ Appliance version 9.3 CD

Apply IBM MQ Appliance 9.3.1.1 cumulative security update, or later firmware.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None