Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to Node.js npm module information disclosure (CVE-2022-29244)

Summary

Potential Node.js npm module information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2022-29244) has been identified that may affect IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. Refer to details for additional information.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-29244
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js npm module could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an issue with ignoring root-level .gitignore & .npmignore file exclusion directives when run in a workspace or with a workspace flag. By sending a specially-crafted request using npm pack or npm publish, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 5.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/228303 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

For all affected versions, IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to the latest (v4.6.3 or later releases) release of IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data which maintains backward compatibility with the versions listed above.

Follow instructions for Installing Watson Assistant in Link to Release (v4.6.3 release information)

<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.6.x&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None