Externally controlled reference to a resource in another sphere in IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data

1) Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere

EUVDB-ID: #VU86073

Risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-25740

CWE-ID: CWE-610 - Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application. A remote users can send network traffic to locations they would otherwise not have access to via a confused deputy attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data : before 4.8.5

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7149510

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.