SB2023072730 - Improper privilege management in IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data



SB2023072730 - Improper privilege management in IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data

Published: July 27, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023072730
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22946)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A local user can send specially crafted configuration-related classes on the classpath and exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the submitting user.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.