Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Python affects IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data (CVE-2019-20916)

Summary

A vulnerability in Python affects IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data (CVE-2019-20916). Please see the details below on how to remediate this issue.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-20916
**DESCRIPTION:**pypa pip package for python could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system, caused by a flaw when installing package via a specified URL. An attacker could use a specially-crafted Content-Disposition header with filename containing “dot dot” sequences (/…/) to overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/187855 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Please update to version 4.0.8 of IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. This update is available here:
<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.0?topic=overview-whats-new&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None