SB2025032018 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Observability with Instana (Agent)



SB2025032018 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Observability with Instana (Agent)

Published: March 20, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025032018
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43382)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to read and manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the XML Services (Snowflake JDBC) component in Oracle BI Publisher. A remote privileged user can exploit this vulnerability to read and manipulate data.


2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31141)

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.

The vulnerability exists due to the way Apache Kafka Clients handles custom configurations. A remote user with access to REST API can read arbitrary files and variables on the system and escalate their privileges filesystem/environment access.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.