Security Bulletin: A Python Vulnerability Affects IBM Cloud Pak for Data Scheduling ( CVE-2023-27043 )

Summary

Python is used by IBM Cloud Pak for Data Scheduling, to install the Scheduler for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. A reported parsing flaw in Python is addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-27043
**DESCRIPTION:**Python could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a parsing flaw in the email.utils.parsaddr() and email.utils.getaddresses() functions. By sending a specially-crafted e-mail addresses with a special character, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to send messages from e-mail addresses that would otherwise be rejected.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/253191 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)|**Version(s)
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IBM Cloud Pak for Data Scheduling| 4.6.4, 4.6.5, 4.6.6

Remediation/Fixes

The issue has been addressed in the latest edition. IBM recommends addressing the vulnerability.

Note: IBM Cloud Pak for Data Scheduling is bundled with IBM Cloud Pak for Data to provide advanced scheduling and resource management capabilities.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None