IBM Storage Fusion Data Foundation update for NPM package `micromatch`

1) Incorrect Regular Expression

EUVDB-ID: #VU92406

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-2024-4067

CWE-ID: CWE-185 - Incorrect Regular Expression

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability occurs in `micromatch.braces()` in `index.js` because the pattern `.*` will greedily match anything. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform regular expression denial of service (ReDos) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Storage Fusion Data Foundation: 4.18.5 - 4.19

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:storage_fusion_data_foundation:4.18.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:storage_fusion_data_foundation:4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7237330

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.