IBM MQ Managed File Transfer is affected by an arbitrary code execution vulnerability

Summary

IBM MQ 9.2.0.0 through 9.2.0.44 LTS, 9.3.0.0 through 9.3.0.42 LTS, 9.4.0.0 through 9.4.0.26 LTS, 9.4.0.0 through 9.4.5.1 CD, and 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.0.5 LTS and CD could allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a Managed File Transfer agent host due to improper validation of metadata used during script execution.

Remediation

1. Inventory every IBM MQ deployment, including staging.
2. No fixed version appears in the public sources yet. Check the references below and the vendor directly.

References

• Patchhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7294503