IBMDBB2831E741DA1C33D4EEF5AA1774BBC04BAAB9003C6B6C28E416EF965E4C6FESecurity Bulletin: IBM PowerVM Novalink is vulnerable to provide weaker than expected security. A remote attacker could exploit this weakness to obtain sensitive information and gain unauthorized access to JAX-WS applications.
6.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.4 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
46.5%
Summary
IBM PowerVM Novalink, which consumes IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 21.0.0.10 could provide weaker than expected security. A remote attacker could exploit this weakness to obtain sensitive information and gain unauthorized access to JAX-WS applications. IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying the fix below which provides upgrade to IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty to 22.0.0.2.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2022-22310
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 21.0.0.10 through 21.0.0.12 could provide weaker than expected security. A remote attacker could exploit this weakness to obtain sensitive information and gain unauthorized access to JAX-WS applications. IBM X-Force ID: 217224.
CVSS Base score: 4.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/217224 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| IBM PowerVM NovaLink | 1.0.0.16 |
| IBM PowerVM NovaLink | 2.0.0.0 |
| IBM PowerVM NovaLink | 2.0.1 |
| IBM PowerVM NovaLink | 2.0.2 |
| IBM PowerVM NovaLink | 2.0.2.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading based on the table below.
| Product | Version | Remediation |
|---|---|---|
| IBM PowerVM NovaLink | 1.0.0.16 | Update to pvm-novalink 1.0.0.16-220215 |
| IBM PowerVM NovaLink | 2.0.0.0 | Update to pvm-novalink 2.0.1-220215 or later |
| IBM PowerVM NovaLink | 2.0.1 | Update to pvm-novalink 2.0.1-220215 or later |
| IBM PowerVM NovaLink | 2.0.2 | Update to pvm-novalink 2.0.2.1-220215 or later |
| IBM PowerVM NovaLink | 2.0.2.1 | Update to pvm-novalink 2.0.2.1-220215 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| powervm novalink | eq | 1.0.0.16 | |
| powervm novalink | eq | 2.0.1 | |
| powervm novalink | eq | 2.0.2.1 |
Related
6.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.4 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
46.5%