Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Java SE - CVE-2022-21282 may affect IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data

Summary

A Potential Vulnerability in Java SE - CVE-2022-21282 related to the JAXP component has been identified that may affect IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. Refer to details for additional information

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-21282
**DESCRIPTION:**An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the JAXP component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a low confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/217577 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

For all affected versions, IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to the latest (v4.0.8) release of IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data which maintains backward compatibility with the versions listed above.

Follow instructions for Installing Watson Assistant in Link to Release (v4.0.8 release information)

<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.0?topic=assistant-installing-watson&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None