Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution with IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2021-23450). This is used as part of the base image included in our service components. Please read the details for remediation below.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-23450
DESCRIPTION: Dojo could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution in the setObject function. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/216463 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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 - 4.0.6 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly 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 | 4.0.7 | The fix in 4.0.7 applies to all versions listed (4.0.0-4.0.6). Version 4.0.7 can be downloaded and installed from: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.0?topic=installing-cloud-pak-data |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
15 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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Document Information
Modified date:
12 January 2023
UID
ibm16583149