Inclusion of sensitive information in log files in IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data

1) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files

EUVDB-ID: #VU64820

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8565

CWE-ID: CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to authorization and bearer tokens will be written to log files if the logging level is set to at least 9. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data: before 5.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_watson_speech_services_cartridge_for_ibm_cloud_pak_for_data:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7158122

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.