Security Bulletin: IBM Common Licensing is vulnerable by a remote code attack in Spring Framework (CVE-2021-22096,CVE-2021-22060,CVE-2022-22950,CVE-2022-22968)

Summary

IBM Common Licensing is vulnerable to a remote code execution in Spring Framework (CVE-2021-22096,CVE-2021-22060,CVE-2022-22950,CVE-2022-22968) as it does have Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 to 5.3.17, 5.2.0 to 5.2.19, and older versions. The fix includes Spring Framework version 5.3.19.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-22096
**DESCRIPTION:**VMware Spring Framework could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions. By sending a specially-crafted input, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the insertion of additional log entries.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/212430 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2022-22968
**DESCRIPTION:**Spring Framework could provide weaker than expected security, caused by a data binding rules vulnerability in which the patterns for disallowedFields on a DataBinder are case sensitive. The case sensitivity allows that a field is insufficiently protected unless it is listed with both upper and lower case for the first character of the field. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch further attacks on the system.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/224374 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2021-22060
**DESCRIPTION:**VMware Tanzu Spring Framework could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper input validation. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to insert additional log entries.
CVSS Base score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/217183 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2022-22950
**DESCRIPTION:**VMware Tanzu Spring Framework is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper input validation. By sending a specially-crafted crafted SpEL expression, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/223096 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

TheCVE-2021-22096,CVE-2021-22060,CVE-2022-22950,CVE-2022-22968 flaw lies in Spring Framework. Spring has provided update fixes (Spring Framework 5.2.20 & 5.3.18+). The advisory cautions that the vulnerability is “general, and there may be other ways to exploit it.”
IBM strongly recommends addressing the Spring framework vulnerability now by applying the suggested fix that uses Spring Framework 5.3.19.

Apply the ART and Agent ifix from fix central :

IBM_LKS_Administration_And_Reporting_Tool_And_Agent_90_Spring_ART_LDAP_iFix_1

Workarounds and Mitigations

None