Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Explorer is affected by a vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty (CVE-2023-24998)

Summary

IBM Watson Explorer contains a vulnerable version of IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-24998
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Commons FileUpload and Tomcat are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by not limit the number of request parts to be processed in the file upload function. By sending a specially-crafted request with series of uploads, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/247895 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)

Affected Products and Versions

12.0.0.0, 12.0.0.1

12.0.1,

12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2,

12.0.3.0 - 12.0.3.11

IBM Watson Explorer DAE Analytical Components|

12.0.0.0, 12.0.0.1

12.0.1,

12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2,

12.0.3.0 - 12.0.3.11

IBM Watson Explorer DAE Foundational Components|

12.0.0.0, 12.0.0.1

12.0.1,

12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2,

12.0.3.0 - 12.0.3.11

IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components| 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.15
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components| 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.15

Remediation/Fixes

12.0.0.0, 12.0.0.1

12.0.1,

12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2,

12.0.3.0 - 12.0.3.11

|

Upgrade to Version 12.0.3.12.

See Watson Explorer Version 12.0.3.12 oneWEX for download information and instructions.

1. If not already installed, install V12.0.3 Fix Pack 12 (see the Fix Pack download document).
2. Download the package from Fix Central: Fix Pack 12.0.3.12-WS-WatsonExplorer-DAEOneWEX-FP012 and extract the contents of the fix into a temporary directory.
3. See Updating WebSphere Liberty in IBM Watson Explorer oneWEX for detailed instructions how to apply the fix.
   IBM Watson Explorer DAE Analytical Components|

12.0.0.0, 12.0.0.1

12.0.1,

12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2,

12.0.3.0 - 12.0.3.11

|

Upgrade to Version 12.0.3.12.

See Watson Explorer Version 12.0.3.12 Analytical Components for download information and instructions.

1. If not already installed, install V12.0.3 Fix Pack 12 (see the Fix Pack download document).
2. Download the package from Fix Central: interim fix 12.0.3.12-WS-WatsonExplorer-DAEAnalytical-FP012 and extract the contents of the fix into a temporary directory.
3. See Updating WebSphere Liberty in IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components for detailed instructions how to apply the fix.
   IBM Watson Explorer DAE Foundational Components|

12.0.0.0, 12.0.0.1

12.0.1,

12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2,

12.0.3.0 - 12.0.3.11

|

Upgrade to Version 12.0.3.12.

See Watson Explorer Version 12.0.3.12 Foundational Components for download information and instructions.

1. If not already installed, install V12.0.3 Fix Pack 12 (see the Fix Pack download document).
2. Download the package from Fix Central: interim fix 12.0.3.12-WS-WatsonExplorer-DAEFoundational-FP012 and extract the contents of the fix into a temporary directory.
3. See Updating WebSphere Liberty in IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components for detailed instructions how to apply the fix.
   IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components|

11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.15

|

Upgrade to Watson Explorer Analytical Components Version 11.0.2 Fix Pack 16. For information about this version, and links to the software and release notes, see the download document. For information about upgrading, see the upgrade procedures.

1. If not already installed, install V11.0.2 Fix Pack 16 (see the Fix Pack download document).
2. Download the package from Fix Central: interim fix 11.0.2.16-WS-WatsonExplorer-Analytical-FP016 and extract the contents of the fix into a temporary directory.
3. See Updating WebSphere Liberty in IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components for detailed instructions how to apply the fix.
   IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components|

11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.15

|

Upgrade to Watson Explorer Foundational Components Version 11.0.2 Fix Pack 16. For information about this version, and links to the software and release notes, see the download document. For information about upgrading, see the upgrade procedures.

1. If not already installed, install V11.0.2 Fix Pack 16 (see the Fix Pack download document).
2. Download the package from Fix Central: interim fix 11.0.2.14-WS-WatsonExplorer-Foundational-FP0016 and extract the contents of the fix into a temporary directory.
3. See Updating WebSphere Liberty in IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components for detailed instructions how to apply the fix.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None