Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in IBM Watson Machine Learning Accelerator

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU53672

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22118

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the WebFlux application, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Watson Machine Learning Accelerator: before 2.3.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_watson_machine_learning_accelerator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-a-vulnerability-in-spring-framework-affects-ibm-watson-machine-learning-accelerator-2/
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6497275

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.