Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to session hijacking due to Node.js passport module ( CVE-2022-25896 )

Summary

Node.js passport module is used by IBM Cloud Pak for Data as part of the platform. CVE-2022-25896.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-25896
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js passport module could allow a remote attacker to hijack a user’s session, caused by a session fixation vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack sessions that were regenerated instead of closed.
CVSS Base score: 4.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/230257 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)|**Version(s)
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IBM Cloud Pak for Data| 4.0.0-4.8.4

Remediation/Fixes

IBM****strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

Product(s)

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Version(s) number and/or range

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Remediation/Fix/Instructions

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IBM Cloud Pak for Data

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4.0.0-4.8.4

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Download 4.8.5 and follow instructions

Workarounds and Mitigations

None