Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to Apache UIMA Java SDK arbitrary code execution vulnerability ( CVE-2023-39913)

Summary

Potential Apache UIMA Java SDK arbitrary code execution vulnerability has been identified that may affect IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. The vulnerability have been addressed. Refer to details for additional information.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-39913
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache UIMA Java SDK could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by multiple unsafe deserialization flaws. By sending specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/270940 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

For all affected versions, IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to the latest (v4.8.2 or later releases) release of IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data which maintains backward compatibility with the versions listed above.

Follow instructions for Installing Watson Assistant in Link to Release (v4.8.2 release information)

<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.8.x&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None