SB2025032824 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM watsonx Code Assistant On Prem

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SB2025032824 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM watsonx Code Assistant On Prem

Published: March 28, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025032824
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53899)

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

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


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling magic templates strings in activation scripts. A local user can pass specially crafted value via an environment variable to the affected script and execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.


2) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9287)

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the venv module when creating a virtual environment. A local user can pass specially crafted strings to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References