Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability in Node.js shell-quote affects IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Managed Services [CVE-2021-42740]

Summary

A security vulnerability in Node.js shell-quote affects IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Managed Services [CVE-2021-42740], the fix removes Node.js shell-quote

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-42740
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js shell-quote module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by a flaw with windows drive letter regex. By sending a specially-crafted shell metacharacters, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/211858 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 strongly suggests upgrading to IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management 2.3 Fix Pack 5 by following the instructions at <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-management/2.3.x?topic=upgrade-upgrading-fix-pack-5&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None