Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability in Node.js affects IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Infrastructure Management and Managed Services

Summary

A security vulnerability in Node.js affects IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Infrastructure Management and Managed Services.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-22939
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions. If the https API was used incorrectly and “undefined” was in passed for the “rejectUnauthorized” parameter, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to connect to servers using an expired certificate.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/207233 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management 2.3.x Fix Pack 2 by following the instructions at <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-management/2.3.x?topic=upgrade-upgrading-fix-pack-2.&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None