5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1.9 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
11.6%
Potential vulnerabilities in Netty information disclosure has been identified that may affect IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. Refer to details for additional information.
CVEID:CVE-2021-21290
**DESCRIPTION:**Netty could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an insecure temp file in Unix-like systems. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197110 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
**IBM X-Force ID:**221368
**DESCRIPTION:**Netty is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack, caused by improper hostname verification. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch a man-in-the-middle attack and gain access to the communication channel between endpoints to obtain sensitive information or further compromise the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/221368 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
---|---|
IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data |
1.5.0, 4.0.0, 4.0.2, 4.0.4, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 4.0.8, 4.5.1, 4.5.3, 4.6
For all affected versions, IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to the latest (v4.6.2) release of IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data which maintains backward compatibility with the versions listed above.
Product Latest Version | Remediation/Fix/Instructions |
---|---|
IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 4.6.2 |
Follow instructions for Installing Watson Assistant in Link to Release (v4.6.2 release information)
<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.6.x>
None
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1.9 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
11.6%