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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities present in IBM Answer Retrieval for Watson Discovery versions 2.14 and earlier

Security Bulletin


Summary

This fix upgrades to node 18.19.0.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2023-39332
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a path traversal bypass using non-Buffer Uint8Array objects. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the experimental permission model.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268788 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2023-38552
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the circumvention of integrity checks by the policy feature. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the experimental permission model.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268789 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2023-39333
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the system, caused by a code injection flaw. By using specially crafted export names in an imported WebAssembly module, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject JavaScript code and gain access to restricted data and functions.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268790 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2023-39331
DESCRIPTION:   Node.js could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a path traversal bypass when verifying file permissions. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the experimental permission model.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/268787 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
ICP - IBM Answer Retrieval for Watson DiscoveryAll

Remediation/Fixes

 

Product(s)Version(s) number and/or range Remediation/Fix/Instructions
IBM Answer Retrieval for Watson Discovery< 2.15.0Download and install v2.15.0
Follow instructions in the downloaded package.

 

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

N/A

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

19 Jan 2024: 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:
19 January 2024

Initial Publish date:
19 January 2024

UID

ibm17109016