Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container may be vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling due to CVE-2022-32213

Summary

Node.js is used by all IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands. IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container operands may be vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling. This bulletin provides patch information to address the reported vulnerability CVE-2022-32213 in Node.js.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-32213
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by the failure to correctly parse and validate Transfer-Encoding headers by the llhttp parser in the http module. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request to lead to HTTP Request Smuggling (HRS). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/230657 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

App Connect Enterprise Certified Container 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2 (Continuous Delivery)

Upgrade to App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Operator version 6.0.0 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.5.0-r4 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 5.0.1 or higher, and ensure that all components are at 12.0.6.0-r1-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