Security Bulletin: IBM Storage Fusion may be vulnerable to denial of service due to Pallets Werkzeug (CVE-2023-46136)

Summary

The python library Pallets Werkzeug is used by IBM Storage Fusion’s backup and restore function for WSGI utilities. A vulnerability in this library could lead to Denial of Service as described the CVE listed in the “Vulnerability Details” section.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-46136
**DESCRIPTION:**Pallets Werkzeug is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw when parsing multipart/form-data containing a large part with CR/LF character at the beginning. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/269739 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)|**Version(s)
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IBM Storage Fusion| 2.5.0 - 2.7.0

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None