Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Security Risk Manager on CP4S has addressed the following vulnerabilities:
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-29912
DESCRIPTION: IBM Cloud Pak - Risk Manager is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
CVSS Base score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/207828 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2020-15168
DESCRIPTION: Node.js node-fetch module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to honor the size option after following a redirect. By using a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume excessive resource on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188155 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Third Party Entry: 183561
DESCRIPTION: Node.js http-proxy module is vulnerable to a denial of service. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request with an overly long body, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger an ERR_HTTP_HEADERS_SENT unhandled exception and crash the server.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183561 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Security Risk Manager on CP4S | CP4S 1.7.0.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
To obtain fixes for all reported issues, customers are advised to upgrade to CP4S 1.6.0.X, 1.7.0.0 or 1.7.1.0, and then apply the upgrade for CP4S 1.7.2.0.
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation / First Fix |
| IBM Security Risk Manager on CP4S | 1.7.0.0 |
- |
Follow the instructions to upgrade IBM Security Risk Manager on CP4S to 1.7.2.0 using link. |
| IBM Security Risk Manager on CP4S | 1.7.1.0 |
- |
Follow the instructions to upgrade IBM Security Risk Manager on CP4S to 1.7.2.0 using link. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
The node.js http-proxy issue does not have a CVE ID assigned. The issue was documented in the GitHub Advisory Database: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6x33-pw7p-hmpq
Acknowledgement
John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Vince Dragnea, Troy Fisher, Nathan Roane, Gabor Minyo and Geoffrey Owden from IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team, John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Nathan Roane, Vince Dragnea, Troy Fisher and Gabor
Change History
18 Oct 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.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
18 October 2021
UID
ibm16505283