Improper access control in Webpack - CVE-2023-28154

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Improper access control in Webpack - CVE-2023-28154

Published: April 5, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU74478
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28154
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions on cross-realm objects in ImportParserPlugin.js. A remote attacker who controls a property of an untrusted object can obtain access to the real global object.


Affected software

Webpack
IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Automation Assets in IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I)
IBM Edge Application Manager
SecureTransport
Fedora
pcs (Red Hat package)
pcs
IBM Cloud Pak System
Cloud Pak for Network Automation
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
Platform Navigator in IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I)

How to mitigate CVE-2023-28154

Install updates from vendor's website.

Webpack - update to 5.76.0
IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.6.5
SecureTransport - update to 5.5-20230629
pcs (Red Hat package) - update to 0.11.3-4.el9_1.3
pcs - addressed in versions 0.11.5-2.fc36, 0.11.5-2.fc37, 0.11.5-2.fc38
IBM Cloud Pak System - update to 2.3.3.6 iFix 1
Cloud Pak for Network Automation - update to 2.4.6
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps - update to 3.7.1
Automation Assets in IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I) - update to 2022.2.1-7
Platform Navigator in IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I) - addressed in versions 2022.2.1-8, 2022.4.1-3

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