Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Security
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-25901 CVE-2022-24823 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-1333 CWE-378 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) Client/Desktop applications / Other client software |
| Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Inefficient regular expression complexity
EUVDB-ID: #VU76691
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-2022-25901
CWE-ID:
CWE-1333 - Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation when processing untrusted input with a regular expressions within the Cookie.parse function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform regular expression denial of service (ReDos) attack.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsCloud Pak for Security (CP4S): before 1.10.10.0
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6995211
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) Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions
EUVDB-ID: #VU62849
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24823
CWE-ID:
CWE-378 - Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of insecure permissions for temporary files. A local user can view contents of temporary files and gain access to sensitive information.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsCloud Pak for Security (CP4S): before 1.10.10.0
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6995211
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.
