Uncaught exception in IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data

1) Uncaught Exception

EUVDB-ID: #VU76605

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2251

CWE-ID: CWE-248 - Uncaught Exception

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition.

The vulnerability exists due uncaught exception in the parseDocument() and parseAllDocuments() functions. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted input and cause a denial of service condition.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data: 4.0.2 - 4.6.3

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7014697

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.