Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in jQuery (CVE-2020-11023)

Summary

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in jQuery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the option elements (CVE-2020-11023). jQuery is used by the runtime components included in IBM Watson Speech. Please read the details for remediation below.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-11023
**DESCRIPTION:**jQuery is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the option elements. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181350 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading.

Product(s)| Version(s)
| Remediation/Fix/Instructions
—|—|—
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data| 4.5.1| The fix in 4.5.1 applies to all versions listed (4.0.0-4.5.0). Version 4.5.1 can be downloaded and installed from:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.5.x?topic=installing

Workarounds and Mitigations

None