Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands that process XML may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to [CVE-2022-37616]

Summary

Node.js module @xmldom/xmldom is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container for processing XML. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring and IntegrationServer operands that process XML data may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in @xmldom/xmldom. [CVE-2022-37616]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-37616
**DESCRIPTION:**xmldom could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution in the dom.js script. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238439 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 6.1.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring and IntegrationServer components are at 12.0.6.0-r1 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 5.0.2 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring and IntegrationServer components are at 12.0.6.0-r2-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