Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-25881 CVE-2023-23931 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-407 CWE-388 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog in Cloud Pak for Data Server applications / Other server solutions |
| Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
EUVDB-ID: #VU72750
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25881
CWE-ID:
CWE-407 - Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to regular expression denial of service that occurs when the server reads the cache policy from the request using this library. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send malicious request header values to the server and perform a denial of service attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Watson Knowledge Catalog in Cloud Pak for Data: before 4.6.4
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6980945
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Error Handling
EUVDB-ID: #VU72036
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23931
CWE-ID:
CWE-388 - Error Handling
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows an attacker to misuse Python API.
The vulnerability exists due to a soundness bug within the Cipher.update_into function, which can allow immutable objects (such as bytes) to be mutated. A malicious programmer can misuse Python API to introduce unexpected behavior into the application.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Watson Knowledge Catalog in Cloud Pak for Data: before 4.6.4
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6980945
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.
