Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in PostgreSQL JDBC Driver (PgJDBC) affects IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data (CVE-2022-21724)

Security Bulletin

Summary

A vulnerability in PostgreSQL JDBC Driver (PgJDBC) affects IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data (CVE-2022-21724). Please see the details below on how to remediate this issue.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2022-21724
DESCRIPTION: PostgreSQL JDBC Driver (PgJDBC) could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unchecked class instantiation when providing plugin classes. By sending a specially-crafted request using the "authenticationPluginClassName", "sslhostnameverifier", "socketFactory", "sslfactory", "sslpasswordcallback" classes, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/218798 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data	4.0.0 - 4.0.7

Remediation/Fixes

Please update to version 4.0.8 of IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. This version is available here:

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.0?topic=overview-whats-new

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

25 Apr 2022: 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.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in PostgreSQL JDBC Driver (PgJDBC) affects IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data (CVE-2022-21724)