Security Bulletin: IBM Observability with Instana for Synthetic PoP is affected by Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities were addressed in IBM Observability with Instana for Synthetic PoP build 277

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2024-37890
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js ws module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference. By sending a specially crafted request with multiple HTTP headers, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/295049 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2024-29415
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js ip module is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by a flaw with IP addresses are improperly categorized as globally routable via isPublic. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct SSRF attack.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/292577 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing these vulnerabilities now by updating IBM Observability with Instana for Synthetic PoP to the latest release as described here:

<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/current?topic=saas-build-277#synthetic-monitoring-2&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None