SB2023040648 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak System
Published: April 6, 2023
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31697)
CWE-ID: CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to software stores credentials in plain text into log files. A local user with access to a workstation that invoked a vCenter Server Appliance ISO operation (Install/Upgrade/Migrate/Restore) can access plaintext passwords used during that operation.
2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31698)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the content library service when handling HTTP headers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to port 443/tcp and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.