Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Node.js affect IBM App Connect Enterprise (CVE-2021-44531)

Summary

IBM App Connect Enterprise ship with Node.js for which vulnerabilities were reported and have been addressed. Vulnerability details are listed below.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-44531
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the improper handling of URI Subject Alternative Name (SAN) types. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass name-constrained intermediates.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/216930 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM App Connect Enterprise V12.0.1.0 - V12.0.3.0

IBM App Connect Enterprise V11.0.0.0 - V11.0.0.15

Remediation/Fixes

IBM recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying the patches listed in this table.

Product

|

VRMF

| APAR|

Remediation / Fix

—|—|—|—
IBM App Connect Enterprise V12| V12.0.1.0 - V12.0.3.0| IT39917|

APAR IT39917 Interim fix for APAR (IT39917) is available from

IBM Fix Central

IBM App Connect Enterprise V11| V11.0.0.0 - V11.0.0.15| IT39917|

The APAR IT39917 is available in fix pack 11.0.0.16

IBM App Connect Enterprise -11.0.0.16

Workarounds and Mitigations

As detailed above in the Remediation / Fixes Section.