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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2024.2364
IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server
Liberty are vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) injection
vulnerability (CVE-2024-22354)
17 April 2024
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM WebSphere Application Server
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: IBM i
Windows
AIX
Solaris
z/OS
HP-UX
Linux
macOS
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2024-22354
Original Bulletin:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7148426
Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.0 CVE-2024-22354 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L)
CVSS Source: IBM
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
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Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere
Application Server Liberty are vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE)
injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-22354)
Document Information
Document number : 7148426
Modified date : 16 April 2024
Product : WebSphere Application Server
Component : Liberty
Software version : 9.0,8.5, Liberty
Operating system(s): AIX
HP-UX
IBM i
Linux
Solaris
Windows
z/OS
Mac OS
Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
are vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2024-22354
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application
Server Liberty are vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack
when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to
expose sensitive information, consume memory resources, or to conduct a
server-side request forgery attack.
CVSS Base score: 7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
280401 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
+----------------------------------------+-------------------+
|Affected Product(s) |Version(s) |
+----------------------------------------+-------------------+
|IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty|17.0.0.3 - 24.0.0.3|
+----------------------------------------+-------------------+
|IBM WebSphere Application Server |9.0 |
+----------------------------------------+-------------------+
|IBM WebSphere Application Server |8.5 |
+----------------------------------------+-------------------+
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying a
currently available interim fix or fix pack that contains the APAR PH59682.
For IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 - 24.0.0.3:
. Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fix and then apply
Interim Fix PH59682
--OR--
. Apply Fix Pack 24.0.0.5 or later (targeted availability 2Q2024).
For IBM WebSphere Application Server traditional:
For V9.0.0.0 through 9.0.5.19:
. Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fix and then apply
Interim Fix PH59682
--OR--
. Apply Fix Pack 9.0.5.20 or later (targeted availability 2Q2024).
For V8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.25:
. Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fix and then apply
Interim Fix PH59682
--OR--
. Apply Fix Pack 8.5.5.26 or later (targeted availability 3Q2024).
Additional interim fixes may be available and linked off the interim fix
download page.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Change History
16 Apr 2024: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will
ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of
this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the
Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES ""AS IS"" WITHOUT WARRANTY
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ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY. In addition to other efforts to
address potential vulnerabilities, IBM periodically updates the record of
components contained in our product offerings. As part of that effort, if IBM
identifies previously unidentified packages in a product/service inventory, we
address relevant vulnerabilities regardless of CVE date. Inclusion of an older
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since that date, nor that IBM was aware of a vulnerability as of that date. We
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intended to be only products and versions that are supported by IBM and have
not passed their end-of-support or warranty date. Thus, failure to reference
unsupported or extended-support products and versions in this Security Bulletin
does not constitute a determination by IBM that they are unaffected by the
vulnerability. Reference to one or more unsupported versions in this Security
Bulletin shall not create an obligation for IBM to provide fixes for any
unsupported or extended-support products or versions.
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