Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in jetty-http affects IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 2.0 (CPDS 2.0) [CVE-2023-40167]

Summary

The jetty-http package is used by IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 2.0 . IBM Cloud Pak for Data System 2.0 has addressed the applicable CVEs[CVE-2023-40167].

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-40167
**DESCRIPTION:**Jetty is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by improper parsing of the HTTP/1 request header. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266353 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to latest version.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None