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Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to expose sensitive information due to RubyGems activesupport ( CVE-2023-38037 )

Security Bulletin


Summary

RubyGems activesupport is used by IBM Cloud Pak for Data as part of the platform. CVE-2023-38037.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2023-38037
DESCRIPTION:   RubyGems activesupport gemcould allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a flaw in the ActiveSupport::EncryptedFile function. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information in a temporary file, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264655 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)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Cloud Pak for Data4.0.0-4.8.4

 

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

Product(s)

Version(s) number and/or range 

Remediation/Fix/Instructions

IBM Cloud Pak for Data

4.0.0-4.8.4

Download 4.8.5 and follow instructions

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

27 Sep 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:
27 September 2024

UID

ibm17171567