Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2024-36137
CVE-2024-22018
CVE-2024-22020
CWE-ID CWE-264
CWE-918
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component
Other software / Other software solutions

watsonx Assistant Cartridge
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU93881

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36137

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-write flag is used. A remote user can change file ownership and permissions via fs.fchown and fs.fchmod.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component: before 5.1.1

watsonx Assistant Cartridge: before 5.1.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7185396


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.

2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU93882

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22018

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass permissions model.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions when experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-read flag is used. A remote user can retrieve stats from files that they do not have explicit read access to.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component: before 5.1.1

watsonx Assistant Cartridge: before 5.1.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7185396


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.

3) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

EUVDB-ID: #VU93880

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22020

CWE-ID: CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling non-network imports in data URLs. A remote user can bypass network import restrictions and execute arbitrary code.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component: before 5.1.1

watsonx Assistant Cartridge: before 5.1.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7185396


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.



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