Security Bulletin: Lodash versions prior to 4.17.21 vulnerability in PowerHA System Mirror for AIX

Summary

Lodash versions prior to 4.17.21 caused vulnerability in PowerHA System Mirror for AIX releases in service.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-23337
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js lodash module could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by a command injection flaw in the template. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196797 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2020-28500
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js lodash module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) in the toNumber, trim and trimEnd functions. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196972 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

7.2.1 *

7.2.2 *

7.2.3

7.2.4

7.2.5

• Versions out of support as on Dec-2021

Remediation/Fixes

The service packs of PowerHA 7.2.5 SP1, 7.2.4 SP4 & 7.2.3 SP6 are upgraded to latest version of lodash which remediates this vulnerability.

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Cluster%20software&product=ibm/Other+software/PowerHAClusterManager&release=7.2.5&platform=AIX&function=all

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Cluster%20software&product=ibm/Other+software/PowerHAClusterManager&release=7.2.4&platform=AIX&function=all

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Cluster%20software&product=ibm/Other+software/PowerHAClusterManager&release=7.2.3&platform=AIX&function=all

Workarounds and Mitigations

None