Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM watsonx.data
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 5 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-26612 CVE-2018-8029 CVE-2022-25168 CVE-2017-15713 CVE-2018-11766 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-254 CWE-264 CWE-78 CWE-200 CWE-77 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
watsonx.data Web applications / JS libraries |
| Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.
1) Security features bypass
EUVDB-ID: #VU62082
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26612
CWE-ID:
CWE-254 - Security Features
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to missing symbolic links checks when extracting files from TAR archives on Windows. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted archive and overwrite files on the system.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionswatsonx.data: before 2.0.2
External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7168868
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) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
EUVDB-ID: #VU18689
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8029
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions for the API interface. A remote authenticated user can use vulnerable API endpoint to execute arbitrary YARN commands on the system as root.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionswatsonx.data: before 2.0.2
External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7168868
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) OS Command Injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU69531
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25168
CWE-ID:
CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the FileUtil.unTar(File, File) API. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionswatsonx.data: before 2.0.2
External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7168868
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.
4) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU37620
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15713
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
Vulnerability in Apache Hadoop 0.23.x, 2.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.3, and 3.0.0-alpha through 3.0.0-beta1 allows a cluster user to expose private files owned by the user running the MapReduce job history server process. The malicious user can construct a configuration file containing XML directives that reference sensitive files on the MapReduce job history server host.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionswatsonx.data: before 2.0.2
External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7168868
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
5) Command injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU16165
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11766
CWE-ID:
CWE-77 - Command injection
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can escalate to yarn user access and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on a targeted system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionswatsonx.data: before 2.0.2
External linkshttp://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7168868
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
