Security Bulletin
Summary
Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) v1.7.2.0 and earlier uses a packages that are vulnerable to denial of service attack, and allow an authenticated user to obtain additional informationin HTTP responses, which could potentially be used in an attack against the system. These issues have been addressed in an update. See the Fixes section below for instructions.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-39013
DESCRIPTION: IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information in HTTP responses that could be used in further attacks against the system.
CVSS Base score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213651 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) | 1.7.2.0 |
| Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) | 1.7.1.0 |
| Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) | 1.7.0.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
Please upgrade to CP4S 1.8.0.0 following instructions at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSTDPP_1.8/docs/security-pak/upgrading.html
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Nathan Roane, Vince Dragnea, Troy Fisher, Gabor Minyo, Geoffrey Owden, and Ben Goodspeed from the IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team., John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Nathan Roane, Vince Dragnea, Tr
Change History
19 Nov 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
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Document Information
Modified date:
21 December 2021
UID
ibm16529200