Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM watsonx.data



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2021-23463
CVE-2022-23221
CVE-2020-10693
CWE-ID CWE-611
CWE-502
CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 watsonx.data
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) XML External Entity injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU97673

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23463

CWE-ID: CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

watsonx.data: before 2.0.2

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7168839


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) Deserialization of Untrusted Data

EUVDB-ID: #VU61938

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-2022-23221

CWE-ID: CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data within jdbc:h2:mem. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted JDBC URL containing the IGNORE_UNKNOWN_SETTINGS=TRUE;FORBID_CREATION=FALSE;INIT=RUNSCRIPT substring to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

watsonx.data: before 2.0.2

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7168839


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.

3) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU64945

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10693

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify files on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling user-controlled data in error messages. A remote attacker can bypass input sanitation (escaping, stripping) controls.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

watsonx.data: before 2.0.2

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7168839


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.



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