Arbitrary file upload in Cloud Pak for Data - CVE-2022-36769

 

Arbitrary file upload in Cloud Pak for Data - CVE-2022-36769

Published: October 24, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU82318
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36769
CWE-ID: CWE-434
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of file during file upload. A remote privileged user can upload a malicious file and execute it on the server.


Affected software

Cloud Pak for Data
IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog in Cloud Pak for Data

How to mitigate CVE-2022-36769

Install updates from vendor's website.

Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.6.4
IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog in Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.6.4

External References

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