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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability in Node.js jison affectsI BM Cloud Automation Manager

Security Bulletin


Summary

A security vulnerability in Node.js jison affectsI BM Cloud Automation Manager

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-8178
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js jison could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by insufficient input validation. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185491 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Cloud Automation Manager4.2.0.1

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

25 Nov 2020: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
26 November 2020

Initial Publish date:
25 November 2020

UID

ibm16373022