Security Bulletin: IBM Spectrum Conductor with urllib3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information

Summary

IBM Spectrum Conductor with urllib3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-45803
**DESCRIPTION:**urllib3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a flaw with not remove the HTTP request body when an HTTP redirect response using status 303. By sending a specially crafted HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 4.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/269079 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests the following remediation or fix:

Upgrade to the latest versions of IBM Spectrum Conductor 2.5.1 FP2 and security patch (IBM Spectrum Conductor 2.5.1 with Fix 601861).

Workarounds and Mitigations

None