IBM watsonx.data update for Spring Boot

1) Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

EUVDB-ID: #VU65829

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27772

CWE-ID: CWE-668 - Exposure of resource to wrong sphere

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a temporary directory hijacking. A local user can trigger the vulnerability and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

watsonx.data: before 2.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:watsonx.data:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7182786

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.