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Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data contains a vulnerable version of Node.js.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-23440
DESCRIPTION: Nodejs set-value module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution flaw. By adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a __proto__ or constructor payload, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209431 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2021-35065
DESCRIPTION: Node.js glob-parent module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the enclosure regex. By sending a specially crafted string prepended with the letter "A", a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a regular expression denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/208298 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
Watson Discovery | 4.0.0-4.0.2 |
Watson Discovery | 2.0.0-2.2.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
Upgrade to IBM Watson Discovery 4.0.3
Upgrade to IBM Watson Discovery 2.2.1 and apply cpd-watson-discovery-2.2.1-patch-5
https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/discovery-data?topic=discovery-data-install
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/available-patches-watson-discovery-ibm-cloud-pak-data
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
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Change History
08 Nov 2021: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
More support for:
Watson Discovery
Software version:
4.0.0-4.0.2, 2.0.0-2.2.1
Operating system(s):
RedHat OpenShift
Document number:
6516464
Modified date:
30 November 2021
UID
ibm16516464
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