Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Answer Retrieval for Watson Discovery



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
CVE-ID CVE-2023-39332
CVE-2023-38552
CVE-2023-39333
CVE-2023-39331
CWE-ID CWE-22
CWE-354
CWE-94
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Answer Retrieval for Watson Discovery On Prem
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU82068

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39332

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Answer Retrieval for Watson Discovery On Prem: before 2.15.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7109016


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.

2) Improper validation of integrity check value

EUVDB-ID: #VU82069

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38552

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Answer Retrieval for Watson Discovery On Prem: before 2.15.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7109016


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

3) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU82070

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39333

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Answer Retrieval for Watson Discovery On Prem: before 2.15.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7109016


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

4) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU82067

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39331

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Answer Retrieval for Watson Discovery On Prem: before 2.15.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7109016


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.



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