Security Bulletin: Decision Optimization in IBM Cloud Pak for Data is affected by a vulnerability in Google Guava (CVE-2023-2976)

Summary

Decision Optimization in IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to a Google Guava vulnerability with details below. This vulnerability has been addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-2976
**DESCRIPTION:**Google Guava could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a flaw with using Java’s default temporary directory for file creation in FileBackedOutputStream. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access the files in the default Java temporary directory, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/258199 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to IBM Decision Optimization for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 4.7.2 and subsequent releases.
Here is the detailed information on Upgrading IBM Cloud Pak for Data

Workarounds and Mitigations

None