Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in WebSphere Liberty affecting Watson Knowledge Catalog for IBM Cloud Pak for Data

Security Bulletin

Summary

WebSphere liberty is vulnerable to Clickjacking that is impacting Watson Knowledge Catalog for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. This vulnerability has been addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-39038
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 213968.
CVSS Base score: 4.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213968 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog on-prem	3.5
IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog on-prem	4.0

Remediation/Fixes

Install IBM Cloud Pak for Data 4.0 refresh 9 or higher.

Install IBM Cloud Pak for Data 3.5 refresh 14 or higher.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None. WebSphere Liberty must be upgraded.

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.0?topic=overview-whats-new#whats-new__refresh-9

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/3.5.0?topic=overview-whats-new#whats-new__refresh-14

Change History

09 Jun 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: Vulnerability in WebSphere Liberty affecting Watson Knowledge Catalog for IBM Cloud Pak for Data