Web and Java Agents Security Advisory #202302
A security vulnerability has been discovered in supported versions of Web and Java Agents. This vulnerability affects versions 5.10.1 and earlier, and could be present in older unsupported versions. You should secure your deployments at the earliest opportunity as outlined in this security advisory. This advisory does not apply to Identity Gateway (IG), which is not impacted.
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Identity Cloud customers
If you have integrated Agents with Identity Cloud, you should secure your Web or Java Agents as recommended in this security advisory.
February 22, 2023
A security vulnerability has been discovered in supported versions of Web and Java Agents. This vulnerability affects versions 5.10.1 and earlier, and could be present in older unsupported versions.
The maximum severity of issues in this advisory is Critical.
Note
The advice is to upgrade to the latest version to fix these issues. Alternatively, if that’s not possible at this time, you can apply the mitigation listed.
Details about this vulnerability are deliberately kept to a minimum to protect your deployments and prevent someone trying to exploit them in the field. Please do not ask for steps to reproduce for the same reasons.
See Upgrade Web Agent and Upgrade Java Agent for upgrade instructions.
Issue #202302-01 (CVE-2023-0339 Web Agent) (CVE-2023-0511 Java Agent)
| Affected versions |
Web Agents 5.10.1 and earlier (all supported versions and perhaps older unsupported versions) Java Agents 5.10.1 and earlier (all supported versions and perhaps older unsupported versions) |
|---|---|
| Fixed versions |
Web Agents 5.10.2 Java Agents 5.10.2 |
| Component | Web Agents, Java Agents |
| Severity | Critical |
Description:
A critical severity Relative Path Traversal (CWE-23) vulnerability has been discovered in supported versions of Agents that can lead to unauthorized access.
Mitigation:
You can mitigate this vulnerability by restricting unusual URLs. See How do I reject unusual URLs with dot segments in Agents (All versions)? for further information.
Resolution:
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Acknowledgments
Robert Byrne (https://www.ericsson.com/en/security/psirt)
See Also
Change Log
The following table tracks changes to the security advisory:
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| March 8, 2023 | Added Acknowledgments section |
| February 28, 2023 | Added CVE information for Web and Java agents |
| February 22, 2023 | Initial release |