Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in npm affects IBM VM Recovery Manager

Security Bulletin

Summary

There is vulnerability in npm which affects IBM VM Recovery Manager

Vulnerability Details

Third Party Entry: 184667
DESCRIPTION: Node.js npm-registry-fetch module could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the storing of user credentials in the log file. By gaining access to the log files, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain user credentials, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184667 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Third Party Entry: 184666
DESCRIPTION: Node.js npm CLI module could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the storing of user credentials in the log file. By persuading a victim to open a log file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain user credentials.
CVSS Base score: 4.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184666 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
VMRM HA/DR	V1.5 and below

Remediation/Fixes

VM Recovery Manager HA Version 1.5.0.1

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=Cluster%20software&product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+VM+Recovery+Manager+HA+for+Power+Systems&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=vm_recovery_for_ha_v1.5.0.1&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc

VM Recovery Manager DR Version 1.5.0.1

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=Cluster%20software&product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+VM+Recovery+Manager+DR+for+Power+Systems&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=vm_recovery_for_dr_v1.5.0.1&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

20 Jul 2021: 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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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in npm affects IBM VM Recovery Manager