Security Bulletin: Due to use of Postgresql JDBC, IBM Instana Observability is vulnerable to SQL injection.

Summary

Postgresql JDBC is used by IBM Instana Observability as part of the instana-postgresql-sensor. (CVE-2024-1597). This bulletin identifies the steps to take to address the vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2024-1597
**DESCRIPTION:**PostgreSQL JDBC Driver (PgJDBC) is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially crafted SQL statements when using the non-default connection property preferQueryMode=simple in combination with application code that has a vulnerable SQL that negates a parameter value, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.
CVSS Base score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/283693 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by updating IBM Observability with Instana (OnPrem) to the latest release as described here:
<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/current&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None