Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerablity in the object-path library affecting IBM watsonx Code Assistant IDE Extensions. This bulletin identifies the steps to take to address the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2025-27152
DESCRIPTION: axios is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js. The issue occurs when passing absolute URLs rather than protocol-relative URLs to axios. Even if baseURL is set, axios sends the request to the specified absolute URL, potentially causing SSRF and credential leakage. This issue impacts both server-side and client-side usage of axios. This issue is fixed in 1.8.2.
CWE: CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CVSS Source: IBM
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Watson Code Assistance (core component) | 1.0 to 1.5.2 |
| IBM Watson Code Assistance (eja component) | 1.0 to 1.0.5 |
Remediation/Fixes
Please upgrade to the latest IDE Extension V 1.5.3 and EJA extension V1.0.6 to get this fix. We recommend to go through the documentation to install the watsonx code Assistant.
Our new IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Enterprise Java Applications for Visual Studio Code is available in the Visual Studio Code Marketplace at https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=IBM.wca-eja
All three IBM Watsonx Code Assistant as a Service cloud plans, Trials, Essentials, and Standard are now available from IBM Cloud at https://cloud.ibm.com/catalog/services/ibm-watsonx-code-assistant
an updated IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Visual Studio Code is available in the Visual Studio Code Marketplace at https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=IBM.wca-core.
The Cloud documentation, updated for Standard plan and Enterprise Java Applications is available at https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/watsonx-code-assistant
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
04 Jun 2025: 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:
04 June 2025
UID
ibm17235613