Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability in Node.js affects IBM Voice Gateway

Summary

This vulnerability could potentially affect the STT and TTS adapter microservices if they are used over the public internet which is not a recommended configuration for production. Consider updating if this scenario is relevant.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-8172
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions. The ‘session’ event could be emitted before the ‘secureConnect’ event and possibly allow for the reuse of the TLS session. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass host certificate verification and gain access to the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182814 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to IBM Voice Gateway 1.0.7

Workarounds and Mitigations

None