Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a possible remote code execution vulnerability in the Watson Knowledge Catalog for IBM Cloud Pak for Data Apache Solr service. This vulnerability has been addressed.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-17558
DESCRIPTION: Apache Solr could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By providing a Velocity template through the VelocityResponseWriter, 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/173628 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 Knowledge Catalog on-prem | 2.0 |
| IBM Cloud Pak for Data | 2.5 |
Remediation/Fixes
Install wkc-patch-3.0.0.4 for IBM Cloud Pak for Data.
Contact IBM support for more details.
Workarounds and Mitigations
The Watson Knowledge Catalog for IBM Cloud Pak for Data Apache Solr service is not exposed outside of the IBM Cloud Pak for Data cluster. The attacker must penetrate the cluster before this can be exploited.
The remote code execution is also limited to the Solr service container.
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References
Change History
31 Mar 2020: 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:
09 April 2020
UID
ibm16174129