Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation 2.4.6 fixes multiple security vulnerabilities

Summary

IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation 2.4.6 fixes multiple security vulnerabilities, listed in the CVEs below.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-28154
**DESCRIPTION:**Webpack could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the mishandling of the magic comment feature by the ImportParserPlugin.js. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain access to the real global object.
CVSS Base score: 9.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249874 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2023-28708
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Tomcat could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the missing of secure attribute in some configurations for JSESSIONID Cookie when using the RemoteIpFilter. By sniffing the network traffic, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain session cookie information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/250740 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2023-1370
**DESCRIPTION:**netplex json-smart-v2 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by not limiting the nesting of arrays or objects. By sending a specially crafted input, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a stack exhaustion and crash the software.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/249885 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

As per CVEs listed above

IBM strongly suggests the following remediation / fixes:

IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation v2.4.6 can be deployed on-premises.

Please go to <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-network-auto/2.4.x&gt; to follow the installation instructions relevant to your chosen architecture.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None. Upgrade to the latest version.