Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor is vulnerable to a denial of service due to a module used in node

Summary

There is a vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty used by IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor (IBM X-Force ID: 294242).

Vulnerability Details

**IBM X-Force ID:**294242
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js Axios module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a prototype pollution in the formDataToJSON function. By adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a proto or constructor payload, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/294242 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

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None