IBM MQ Information Disclosure (6985837)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 175407

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The version of IBM MQ Server running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 6985837 advisory.

- When Advanced Message Security setup is enabled, there is an issue with IBM MQ tracing logic that means sensitive data can be captured while IBM MQ trace is running. (CVE-2023-28950)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to 9.0.0.17 LTS, 9.1.0.15 LTS, 9.2.0.11 LTS, 9.3.0.5 LTS, 9.3.2.1 CD or later. Alternatively, install APAR IT43335 where appropriate.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 175407

File Name: ibm_mq_6985837.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 5/12/2023

Updated: 7/6/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-28950

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq, cpe:/a:ibm:mq

Required KB Items: installed_sw/IBM WebSphere MQ

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/26/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/26/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-28950

IAVA: 2023-A-0253-S

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