IBM watsonx.data update for Apache ZooKeeper



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-51504
CWE-ID CWE-290
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 watsonx.data
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

EUVDB-ID: #VU99975

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-51504

CWE-ID: CWE-290 - Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass IP-based authentication.

The vulnerability exists due to IPAuthenticationProvider is using the X-Forwarded-For HTTP  header when authenticated users by IP address in the Admin Server. A remote attacker can pass a trusted IP addresses via the X-Forwarded-For HTTP  header and gain unauthorized access to the application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

watsonx.data: before 2.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7182900


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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