Security Bulletin: IBM Decision Optimization for Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack (CVE-2023-4586)

Summary

There is a vulnerability in Netty used by IBM Decision Optimization for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. IBM Decision Optimization for IBM Cloud Pak for Data has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-4586
**DESCRIPTION:**Hot Rod client is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack, caused by the failure to enable hostname validation when using TLS. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch a man-in-the-middle attack and gain access to the communication channel between endpoints to obtain sensitive information or further compromise the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/267113 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to IBM Decision Optimization for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 4.8 and subsequent releases.
Here is the detailed information on Upgrading IBM Cloud Pak for Data

Workarounds and Mitigations

None