Security Bulletin:Multiple Vulnerabilities found in Turf.js which is shipped with IBM® Intelligent Operations Center(CVE-2021-44906, CVE-2020-7598)

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Turf.js which is shipped with IBM® Intelligent Operations Center. Information about these vulnerabilities affecting IBM® Intelligent Operations Center have been published and addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-44906
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js Minimist module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution in setKey() function in the index.js script. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 5.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/222195 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

CVEID:CVE-2020-7598
**DESCRIPTION:**minimist could provide weaker than expected security, caused by a prototype pollution flaw. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to add or modify properties of Object.prototype.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/177780 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

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply an interim fix that contains the fix for this issue as soon as practical.

Download the IBM Intelligent Operations Center Version 5.2.4 is an upgrade to IBM Intelligent Operations Center Version 5.2.3 through IBM Intelligent Operations Center Version 5.2 from the following link:

IBM Intelligent Operations Center Version 5.2.4

Installation instructions for the fix are included in the readme document that is in the fix package.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None