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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability in Node.js xmlhttprequest-ssl module affects IBM Cloud Automation Manager

Security Bulletin


Summary

A security vulnerability in Node.js xmlhttprequest-ssl module affects IBM Cloud Automation Manager.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-29469
DESCRIPTION:   Node Redis redis module for Node.js is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a regular expression denial of service flaw in monitor mode. By sending specially-crafted regex input, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200618 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2021-31597
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js xmlhttprequest-ssl module is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack, caused by the disalbe of SSL certificate validation by default. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch a man-in-the-middle attack and gain access to the communication channel between endpoints to obtain sensitive information or further compromise the system.
CVSS Base score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200623 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

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

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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Change History

15 Sep 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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Document Information

Modified date:
16 September 2021

UID

ibm16489849