Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-6763 CVE-2024-8184 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-918 CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component Other software / Other software solutions watsonx Assistant Cartridge Other software / Other software solutions |
| Vendor | IBM Corporation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
EUVDB-ID: #VU98516
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6763
CWE-ID:
CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in HttpURI. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionswatsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component: All versions
watsonx Assistant Cartridge: All versions
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:watsonx_orchestrate_with_watsonx_assistant_cartridge_-_assistant_builder_component:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:watsonx_assistant_cartridge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7185716
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) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU98517
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8184
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the ThreadLimitHandler.getRemote() function. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionswatsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component: All versions
watsonx Assistant Cartridge: All versions
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:watsonx_orchestrate_with_watsonx_assistant_cartridge_-_assistant_builder_component:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:watsonx_assistant_cartridge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7185716
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.
