Security Bulletin
Summary
This security vulnerability affects the follow-redirects component that is used by IBM Event Streams.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2022-0536
DESCRIPTION: Node.js follow-redirects module could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a leakage of the Authorization header from the same hostname during HTTPS to HTTP redirection. By utilize man-in-the-middle attack techniques, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain Authorization header information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 2.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/219551 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Event Streams | 10.0.0, 10.1.0, 10.2.0-eus, 10.2.1-eus, 10.3.0, 10.3.1, 10.4.0, 10.5.0, 11.0.0, 11.0.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading
Upgrade to IBM Event Streams 11.0.2 by following the upgrading and migrating documentation.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
29 Jul 2022: 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:
03 August 2022
Initial Publish date:
29 July 2022
UID
ibm16609986