SQL injection in IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog on Cloud Pak for Data

Published: 2023-09-27

Risk	Critical
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-41731
CWE-ID	CWE-89
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog in Cloud Pak for Data Server applications / Other server solutions
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one critical risk vulnerability.

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU81225

Risk: Critical

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41731

CWE-ID:

Exploit availability:

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog in Cloud Pak for Data: before 4.6.0

Fixed software versions

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_watson_knowledge_catalog_in_cloud_pak_for_data:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6890729

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?