Sterling B2b IntegratorApplication · Ibm

CVE-2022-35638

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-11-22
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.0.3.9 / 6.1.2.3 or later.
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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.3.8 and 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.2.1 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 230824.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator versions 6.0.0.0-6.0.3.8 and 6.1.0.0-6.1.2.1 contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows authenticated users to be tricked into unknowingly executing unauthorized actions via malicious requests.

MitigationApply IBM's vendor patches (6.0.3.9 and 6.1.2.2) to implement anti-CSRF token protections on all state-changing endpoints.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Sterling B2b IntegratorApplication
Affected:>= 6.0.0.0, < 6.0.3.9>= 6.1.0.0, < 6.1.2.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed IBM Sterling B2B Integrator version
    Access the IBM Sterling B2B Integrator admin console or dashboard and locate the product version information, typically found in the About or System Information section. Alternatively, check installation directory version files or release notes included with the product.
    Affected if The installed version is 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.3.8, or 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.2.1 (versions below 6.0.3.9 or 6.1.2.2)

A user is affected if their IBM Sterling B2B Integrator version is 6.0.0.0-6.0.3.8 or 6.1.0.0-6.1.2.1 and the web interface is exposed.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.0.3.9 / 6.1.2.3 or later
Fixed in 6.0.3.96.1.2.3
Interim mitigation

Apply IBM's vendor patches (6.0.3.9 and 6.1.2.2) to implement anti-CSRF token protections on all state-changing endpoints.

Recommended fix High confidence

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator 6.0.3.9 or later (6.0.x branch); IBM Sterling B2B Integrator 6.1.2.3 or later (6.1.x branch)

  1. 1. Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade process
  2. 2. Back up the current IBM Sterling B2B Integrator installation, including configuration files and database
  3. 3. Download the fixed version (6.0.3.9 or later for 6.0.x branch, or 6.1.2.3 or later for 6.1.x branch) from IBM Fix Central or authorized IBM distribution channels
  4. 4. Stop all IBM Sterling B2B Integrator services before applying the upgrade
  5. 5. Apply the upgrade following IBM's standard upgrade procedures for your specific version
  6. 6. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the version number in the system information
  7. 7. Restart all IBM Sterling B2B Integrator services
  8. 8. Test critical business workflows to ensure the integration functions correctly after the upgrade
Caveat Review IBM's release notes for the target version for any configuration changes or compatibility considerations with existing integrations

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Sterling B2b Integrator Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
17.0 hours of engineering $3,000
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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