Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server (CVE-2022-36760 and CVE-2022-37436 ) affects Power HMC

Summary

Apache HTTP Server is used by Power Hardware Management Console (HMC). HMC has addressed the applicable CVE’s.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-36760
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by an inconsistent interpretation of HTTP Requests vulnerability in mod_proxy_ajp. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to smuggle requests to the AJP server it forwards requests to.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/244884 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2022-37436
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to HTTP response splitting attacks, caused by the use of a malicious backend by mod_proxy. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and cause the server to return a split response, once the URL is clicked. This would allow the attacker to perform further attacks, such as Web cache poisoning or cross-site scripting, and possibly obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/244885 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

The following fixes are available on IBM Fix Central at: <http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/&gt;

Product

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VRMF

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APAR

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Remediation/Fix

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Power HMC

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V10.1.1020.0 SP1 ppc

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MB04403

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MF70892

Power HMC

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V10.1.1020.0 SP1 x86

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MB04402

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MF70891

Power HMC

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V10.2.1040.0 ppc

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MB04412

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MF71107

Power HMC

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V10.2.1040.0 x86

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MB04411

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MF71106

Workarounds and Mitigations

None