Security Bulletin
Summary
This fix upgrades to socket.io 4.5.4, protobuf-java 3.21.9 and nodejs 14.21.1.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2022-41940
DESCRIPTION: Socket.IO Engine.IO is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an uncaught exception flaw. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP request, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the Node.js process to crash, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/240852 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2022-3510
DESCRIPTION: protobuf-java core and lite are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the parsing procedure for Message-Type Extensions. By sending non-repeated embedded messages with repeated or unknown fields, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause long garbage collection pauses.
CVSS Base score: 5.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239916 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2022-43548
DESCRIPTION: Node.js could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. The rebinding protector for --inspect still allows invalid IP address, specifically, the octal format. By combining with an active --inspect session, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform DNS rebinding and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 5.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/241552 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2022-2421
DESCRIPTION: Node.js socket.io module is vulnerable to SQL injection, caused by improper type validation in the socket.io-parser library. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to overwrite the _placeholder object which allows an attacker to place references to functions at arbitrary places in the resulting query object.
CVSS Base score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239554 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2022-3509
DESCRIPTION: protobuf-java core and lite are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the parsing procedure for textformat data. By sending non-repeated embedded messages with repeated or unknown fields, a remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause long garbage collection pauses.
CVSS Base score: 5.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/239915 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| ICP - IBM Answer Retrieval for Watson Discovery | All |
| ICP - IBM Answer Retrieval for Watson Discovery | All |
| ICP - IBM Answer Retrieval for Watson Discovery | All |
| ICP - IBM Answer Retrieval for Watson Discovery | All |
| ICP - IBM Answer Retrieval for Watson Discovery | All |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.
| Product(s) | Version(s) number and/or range | Remediation/Fix/Instructions |
| IBM Answer Retrieval for Watson Discovery | < 2.10.0 | Download and install v2.10.0 Follow instructions in the downloaded package. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
N/A
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References
Change History
05 Dec 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
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Document Information
Modified date:
09 January 2023
UID
ibm16854085