IBM6A4492C77D76D45C18DE41A0B0E582833DA0ACD1AF66501BBBD3A4ECE9AFE3D9Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in json4j - CVE-2021-3918 (Publicly disclosed vulnerability) impacts IBM Watson Machine Learning Accelerator
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
72.8%
Summary
Json4j is used IBM Watson Machine Learning Accelerator. This bulletin provides mitigations for the addressable vulnerability (CVE-2021-3918) by upgrading addressable to latest version.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2021-3918
**DESCRIPTION:**Json-schema could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213750 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| IBM Watson Machine Learning Accelerator | 2.2.0;2.2.1;2.2.2;2.2.3; 2.3.0;2.3.1;2.3.2;2.3.3;2.3.4;2.3.5 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) | Remediation |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Watson Machine Learning Accelerator | 2.2.0;2.2.1;2.2.2;2.2.3 | To address the vulnerability upgrade to IBM Watson Machine Learning Accelerator 2.3.1: <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/3.5.0?topic=accelerator-upgrading-watson-machine-learning> |
| And then upgrade to 2.3.6 all the way. | ||
| IBM Watson Machine Learning Accelerator | 2.3.0; 2.3.1; 2.3.2; 2.3.3; 2.3.4; 2.3.5 | To address the vulnerability upgrade to IBM Watson Machine Learning Accelerator 2.3.6: <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/wmla/2.3?topic=installation-install-upgrade> |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm watson machine learning accelerator | eq | 2.2. | |
| ibm watson machine learning accelerator | eq | 2.3. |
Related
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
72.8%