SB2023011815 - Server-side request forgery in IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Published: January 18, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023011815
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4189)
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client library when using it in PASV (passive) mode. A remote attacker can set up a malicious FTP server, trick the FTP client in Python into connecting back to a given IP address and port, which can lead to FTP client scanning ports which otherwise would not have been possible.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.