CVE-2022-33165: IBM Security Verify Directory products have multiple security vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-33164, CVE-2022-33168, CVE-2022-33161, CVE-2022-32755)

Security Bulletin

Summary

Several vulnerabilities have been addressed in IBM Security Directory Server, IBM Security Directory Suite, and IBM Security Verify Directory products.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2022-33164
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Directory Server 7.2.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing “dot dot” sequences (/…/) to view or write to arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 228579.
CVSS Base score: 8.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/228579 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2022-33161
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Directory Server could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/228569 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2022-32755
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Directory Server is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/228505 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2022-33168
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Directory Suite VA 8.0.1 could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption. IBM X-Force ID: 228588.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/228588 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

Affected Product(s)

Version(s)

IBM Security Directory Server

6.4.0

IBM Security Directory Suite

8.0.1

IBM Security Verify Directory

10.0.0

Remediation/Fixes

IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly.

For IBM Security Verify Directory 10.0 containers refer to the download links listed in the Images link.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

References

Off

Acknowledgement

John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Nathan Roane, Vince Dragnea, Troy Fisher, Gabor Minyo, Geoffrey Owden, and Ben Goodspeed from the IBM Security Ethical Hacking Team.

Change History

05 Oct 2023: 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.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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