SB2024092342 - Insufficient verification of data authenticity in IBM Watson Discovery



SB2024092342 - Insufficient verification of data authenticity in IBM Watson Discovery

Published: September 23, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024092342
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Insufficient verification of data authenticity (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-30261)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the application does not verify authenticity of data. A remote attacker can alter the "integrity" option passed to fetch(), allowing fetch() to accept requests as valid even if they have been tampered.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.