Security Bulletin: IBM Decision Optimization in IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to a xml2js vulnerability (CVE-2023-0842)

Summary

Xmljs is used in IBM Decision Optimization in IBM Cloud Pak for Data. IBM Decision Optimization in IBM Cloud Pak for Data has addressed the reported vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-0842
**DESCRIPTION:**xml2js could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/252153 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly suggests to upgrade to IBM Decision Optimization in IBM Cloud Pak for Data 4.7 or higher, using the Operator upgrade process described in the IBM Documentation:
<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.7.x?topic=upgrading-from-cloud-pak-data-version-46&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None