Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands are vulnerable to loss of confidentiality due to [CVE-2023-26268]

Summary

Apache CouchDB is used by IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container for storing flows and data used by the DesignerAuthroing operand. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container DesignerAuthoring operands are vulnerable to loss of confidentiality. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in Apache CouchDB. [CVE-2023-26268]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-26268
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache CouchDB could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the sharing of a mutable Javascript environment when using multiple design document functions. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 4.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/256377 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1.x to 9.0.x (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 9.1.0 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.9.0-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 5.0.10 or higher, and ensure that all DesignerAuthoring components are at 12.0.9.0-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