Security Bulletin: Apache Commons Text as used by IBM Cloud Pak for Security is vulnerable to code execution [CVE-2022-42889]

Summary

Apache Commons Text as used by IBM Cloud Pak for Security is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. IBM has addressed the relevant CVE. [CVE-2022-42889]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-42889
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Commons Text could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an insecure interpolation defaults flaw. By sending a specially-crafted input, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/238560 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly.

Please upgrade to at least CP4S 1.10.5.0 following these instructions: <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-security/1.10?topic=installing-upgrading-cloud-pak-security&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None