Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to expose sensitive information due to RubyGems activesupport ( CVE-2023-38037 )

Summary

RubyGems activesupport is used by IBM Cloud Pak for Data as part of the platform. CVE-2023-38037.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-38037
**DESCRIPTION:**RubyGems activesupport gemcould allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a flaw in the ActiveSupport::EncryptedFile function. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information in a temporary file, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/264655 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)|**Version(s)
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IBM Cloud Pak for Data| 4.0.0-4.8.4

Remediation/Fixes

IBM****strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

Product(s)

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Version(s) number and/or range

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Remediation/Fix/Instructions

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IBM Cloud Pak for Data

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4.0.0-4.8.4

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Download 4.8.5 and follow instructions

Workarounds and Mitigations

None