Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Watson Query, also known as Data Virtualization, is affected by insufficient session expiration when handling authorizations.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2024-35160
DESCRIPTION: IBM Watson Query on Cloud Pak for Data 1.8, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 and IBM Db2 Big SQL on Cloud Pak for Data 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information due to insufficient session expiration.
CWE: CWE-613: Insufficient Session Expiration
CVSS Source: NVD
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Note: The name of the Watson Query service is different depending on the version of Cloud Pak for Data, as follows:
- In Cloud Pak for Data versions 4.5 and earlier, the service name is Data Virtualization.
- In versions 4.6, 4.7, and 4.8, the name is Watson Query.
- In versions 5.0 and later, the name is Data Virtualization.
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) | CPD Version |
| IBM Watson Query on Cloud Pak for Data | 2.2 | 4.8 |
| IBM Watson Query on Cloud Pak for Data | 2.1 | 4.7 |
| IBM Watson Query on Cloud Pak for Data | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| IBM Data Virtualization on Cloud Pak for Data | 1.8 | 4.5 |
Remediation/Fixes
For all affected versions, IBM strongly recommends that you address the vulnerability now by upgrading to the latest version: IBM Watson Query (Data Virtualization) on Cloud Pak for Data version 4.8.8 or 5.0.0, or later.
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Affected Product(s) |
WQ or DV Version(s) |
CPD Version(s) |
Fixes |
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IBM Watson Query (WQ) on Cloud Pak for Data (CPD) IBM Data Virtualization (DV) on Cloud Pak for Data (CPD) |
Earlier than 2.2.8 Earlier than 3.0.0 |
Earlier than 4.8.8 Earlier than 5.0.0 |
Upgrade Cloud Pak for Data to version 4.8.8 and upgrade Watson Query to version 2.2.8 or later.
Alternatively, upgrade Cloud Pak for Data to version 5.0 and upgrade Watson Query to version 3.0.0 or later.
Note: Once upgraded to Cloud Pak for Data version 5.x, you cannot go back to version 4.x. If you are upgrading from version 4.6, 4.7, or 4.8 to version 5.0 or later, the old service name is Watson Query, but the new service name is Data Virtualization. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
04 Feb 2025: CVE details updated, Fix details updated
23 Nov 2024: Updated Vulnerability Description
22 Nov 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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Modified date:
04 February 2025
UID
ibm17168703