Security Bulletin: IBM Connect:Direct Web Services vulnerable to sensitive information exposure due to PostgreSQL (CVE-2023-2454)

Summary

IBM Connect:Direct Web Services has addressed a PostgreSQL vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-2454
**DESCRIPTION:**PostgreSQL could allow a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a flaw in CREATE SCHEMA … schema_element. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code as the bootstrap superuser on the system.
CVSS Base score: 6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/256215 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Product(s)|Version(s)|**Remediation
**
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IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services| 6.1| Apply 6.1.0.19, available on Fix Central
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services| 6.2| Apply 6.2.0.17, available on Fix Central

Workarounds and Mitigations

None