IBM watsonx.data update for Apache Solr



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-13957
CWE-ID CWE-693
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
 watsonx.data
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Protection Mechanism Failure

EUVDB-ID: #VU47626

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 7.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13957

CWE-ID: CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures, configured in a ConfigSet that's uploaded via API without authentication/authorization. The checks in place to prevent such features can be circumvented by using a combination of UPLOAD/CREATE actions. A remote non-authenticated attacker can upload a specially crafted configuration and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

watsonx.data: before 2.0.3

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7170419


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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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