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Security Bulletin: React Router ≤ 7.5.1 Vulnerability Allows SPA Forcing and Cache Poisoning in SSR Applications, which affects IBM watsonx.data

Security Bulletin


Summary

React Router is a router for React. Starting in version 7.2.0 and prior to version 7.5.2, it is possible to force an application to switch to SPA mode by adding a header to the request. If the application uses SSR and is forced to switch to SPA, this causes an error that completely corrupts the page. If a cache system is in place, this allows the response containing the error to be cached, resulting in a cache poisoning that strongly impacts the availability of the application. This issue has been patched in version 7.5.2. These can affect watsonx.data.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2025-43864
DESCRIPTION:   React Router is a router for React. Starting in version 7.2.0 and prior to version 7.5.2, it is possible to force an application to switch to SPA mode by adding a header to the request. If the application uses SSR and is forced to switch to SPA, this causes an error that completely corrupts the page. If a cache system is in place, this allows the response containing the error to be cached, resulting in a cache poisoning that strongly impacts the availability of the application. This issue has been patched in version 7.5.2.
CWE:   CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
CVSS Source:   security-advisories@github.com
CVSS Base score:   7.5
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2025-43865
DESCRIPTION:   React Router is a router for React. In versions on the 7.0 branch prior to version 7.5.2, it's possible to modify pre-rendered data by adding a header to the request. This allows to completely spoof its contents and modify all the values ​​of the data object passed to the HTML. This issue has been patched in version 7.5.2.
CWE:   CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
CVSS Source:   security-advisories@github.com
CVSS Base score:   8.2
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
watsonx.data 2.1.3-2.2

Remediation/Fixes

The product needs to be installed or upgraded to the latest available level watsonx.data 2.2.1 or watsonx.data on CPD 5.2.1. Installation/upgrade instructions can be found here https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/software-hub/5.2.x?topic=watsonxdata-installing.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

01 Sep 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

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
01 September 2025

UID

ibm17243697