Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands are vulnerable to regular expression denial of service due to [CVE-2022-25883]

Summary

Node.js semver is used by the Node.js runtime in IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operants. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands are vulnerable to regular expression denial of service. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability in Node.js semver. [CVE-2022-25883]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-25883
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js semver package is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) flaw in the new Range function. By providing specially crafted regex input, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/258647 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following:
App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1.0 to 10.1.1 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 11.0.0 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.10.0-r2 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 5.0.13 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.10.0-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