CVE-2025-1823
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in IBM Jazz Reporting Service allows authenticated users on the host network to execute specially crafted SQL queries that consume excessive memory, potentially causing denial of service. Only authenticated users with network access to the service are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- IBM Jazz Reporting Service
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete service unavailability due to memory exhaustion, affecting all users of the reporting service
Likely Case
Temporary service degradation or intermittent outages during exploitation attempts
If Mitigated
Minimal impact with proper network segmentation and authentication controls
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access and ability to submit SQL queries to the reporting service
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check IBM advisory for specific fixed versions
Vendor Advisory: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7258083
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Review IBM advisory for affected versions. 2. Apply the recommended fix or upgrade to patched version. 3. Restart the Jazz Reporting Service. 4. Verify the fix is applied.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict User Permissions
allLimit SQL query execution permissions to trusted users only
Implement Query Limits
allConfigure memory and query execution limits in Jazz Reporting Service
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to limit access to only necessary users
- Monitor for unusual memory consumption patterns and implement alerting
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check IBM Jazz Reporting Service version against affected versions listed in IBM advisoryCheck Version:
Check Jazz Reporting Service administration console or configuration files for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is updated to patched version and test SQL query functionality📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusually large memory consumption by Jazz Reporting Service process
- Multiple complex SQL queries from single user in short timeframe
Network Indicators:
- Increased network traffic to Jazz Reporting Service port followed by service degradation
SIEM Query:
source="jazz_reporting.log" AND (message="memory" OR message="query") AND severity=ERROR