SB2024012210 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Answer Retrieval for Watson Discovery

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SB2024012210 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Answer Retrieval for Watson Discovery

Published: January 22, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024012210
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 75% Low 25%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39332)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in paths stored in Uint8Array. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


2) Improper validation of integrity check value (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38552)

CWE-ID: CWE-354 - Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the policy feature, which checks the integrity of a resource against a trusted manifest. An application can intercept the operation and return a forged checksum to node's policy implementation, thus effectively disabling the integrity check.


3) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39333)

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in an imported WebAssembly module when processing export names. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted export names to the application and execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the system.


4) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39331)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient patch for #VU77594 (CVE-2023-30584). A remote user can send a specially crafted request and read arbitrary files on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References