IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data update for Spring Security

1) Improper Authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU100676

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38827

CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization.

The vulnerability exists due to presence of Locale dependent exceptions when using String.toLowerCase() and String.toUpperCase() for string comparison. A remote attacker can bypass authorization rules using specially crafted input.

Note, the vulnerability is related to #VU98795 (CVE-2024-38820).

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data: before 5.1.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_watson_speech_services_cartridge_for_ibm_cloud_pak_for_data:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7184363

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.