Security Bulletin: IBM Event Streams is affected by a vulnerability in Express.js Express (CVE-2022-24999)

Summary

This security vulnerability affects qs package (before 6.10.3) that is used by the IBM Event Streams UI component.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-24999
**DESCRIPTION:**Express.js Express is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a prototype pollution flaw in qs. By adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a proto or constructor payload, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/240815 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading

IBM Event Streams (Continuous Delivery)

• Upgrade to IBM Event Streams 11.1.4 by following the upgrading and migrating documentation.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None