IBM949B9DDB0FA651783655B4ED031BA950E0AB7E2D3614F091F8916CBB4FC837FASecurity Bulletin: IBM Event Streams is affected by a vulnerability in Node.js (CVE-2023-25883)
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
55.4%
Summary
This security vulnerability affects a required node.js module within IBM Event Streams UI component. (CVE-2023-25883)
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2022-25883
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js semver package is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) flaw in the new Range function. By providing specially crafted regex input, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/258647 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| IBM Event Streams | 10.0.0 - 11.2.5 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading
IBM Event Streams (Continuous Delivery)
- Upgrade to IBM Event Streams 11.3.0 by following the upgrading and migrating documentation.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm event streams | ge | 10.0.0 | |
| ibm event streams | le | 11.2.5 |
Related
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
55.4%