SB2024080931 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Data



SB2024080931 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Data

Published: August 9, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024080931
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Insufficient verification of data authenticity (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-30261)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the application does not verify authenticity of data. A remote attacker can alter the "integrity" option passed to fetch(), allowing fetch() to accept requests as valid even if they have been tampered.


2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-30260)

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

The vulnerability exists due to the application clears Authorization and Proxy-Authorization headers during cross-origin redirects for the fetch() method, however does not clear them for the undici.request() method, which can leak sensitive information to an unauthorized party.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.