Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in jQuery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the option elements (CVE-2020-11023). jQuery is used by the runtime components included in IBM Watson Speech. Please read the details for remediation below.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-11023
DESCRIPTION: jQuery is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the option elements. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181350 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data | 4.0.0 - 4.5.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading.
Product(s) | Version(s) | Remediation/Fix/Instructions |
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data | 4.5.1 | The fix in 4.5.1 applies to all versions listed (4.0.0-4.5.0). Version 4.5.1 can be downloaded and installed from: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.5.x?topic=installing |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
15 Jul 2022: Initial Publication
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
12 January 2023
UID
ibm16610365