Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in jackson-databind affects Cloud Pak System (CVE-2020-25649)

Summary

Vulnerability in jackson-databind affects Cloud Pak System. IBM Cloud Pak System adressed vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-25649
**DESCRIPTION:**FasterXML Jackson Databind could provide weaker than expected security, caused by not having entity expansion secured properly. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch XML external entity (XXE) attacks to have impact over data integrity.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192648 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

For Cloud Pak System V2.3.0.1, V2.3.1., V2.3.2.0, V.2.3.3.0, V.2.3.3.1, V.2.3.3.2

upgrade to V2.3.3.3 and apply Cloud Pak System V2.3.3.3 Interim Fix 1 at Fix Central.

For Cloud Pak System V2.3.3.3

apply Cloud Pak System V2.3.3.3 Interim Fix 1 at Fix Central.

Information on upgrading : <http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10887959&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None