Security Bulletin: Critical Vulnerabilities in libraries used by libraries that IBM Spectrum discover is using (libraries of libraries)

Summary

Vulnerabilities in libraries used by libraries in IBM Spectrum Discover allow to a remote attackers by conduct of methodes like phishing attacks or execution of arbitrary code to get sensitive information, overflow a buffer causing the application to crash, and other critical problems.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-0122
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js node-forge could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, caused by an open redirect vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to redirect a victim to arbitrary Web sites.
CVSS Base score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/216833 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2020-7720
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js node-forge module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution flaw in the util.setPath function. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/187620 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)

CVEID:CVE-2021-43616
**DESCRIPTION:**NPM could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an issue with installation continuous to proceed while the dependency information in package-lock.json differs from package.json in the ci command. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213469 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)

CVEID:CVE-2020-15366
**DESCRIPTION:**Ajv (aka Another JSON Schema Validator) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution flaw in the ajv.validate function. By sending a specially-crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185626 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)

CVEID:CVE-2020-28498
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js Elliptic module could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a flaw in the secp256k1 implementation in elliptic/ec/key.js. By sending a specially-crafted request using a number of ECDH operations, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain the private key information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196053 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2020-13822
**DESCRIPTION:**Elliptic package for Node.js could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system. By using variations in encoding, leading ‘\0’ bytes, or integer overflows, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to allow ECDSA signature malleability and elevated privileges on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184099 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)

CVEID:CVE-2020-7751
**DESCRIPTION:**Pathval could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution flaw. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190564 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)

CVEID:CVE-2020-8116
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js dot-prop 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 or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175850 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)

CVEID:CVE-2019-20920
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js handlebars module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the improper validation of the templates by the lookup helper. By sending specially-crafted templates, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/171569 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)

CVEID:CVE-2021-23369
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js handlebars module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a flaw when selecting certain compiling options to compile templates coming from an untrusted source… By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 4.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/199768 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2021-23383
**DESCRIPTION:**handlebars could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by prototype pollution when selecting certain compiling options to compile templates coming from an untrusted source. By sending a a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/201205 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2019-19919
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js handlebars could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution flaw. By sending a specially crafted payload, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/173388 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)

CVEID:CVE-2019-20922
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js handlebars module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an endless loop issue when handling templates. By sending specially-crafted templates, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust available system resources.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/170971 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2020-7608
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js yargs-parser module could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution flaw. By adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a proto payload, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/178132 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)

CVEID:CVE-2020-7660
**DESCRIPTION:**serialize-javascript could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a flaw in the deleteFunctions function in index.js. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182794 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)

CVEID:CVE-2021-3918
**DESCRIPTION:**Json-schema could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213750 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)

CVEID:CVE-2020-1747
**DESCRIPTION:**PyYAML could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an error when processing untrusted YAML files through the full_load method or with the FullLoader loader. By abusing the python/object/new constructor, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/178416 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)

CVEID:CVE-2019-20477
**DESCRIPTION:**PyYAML could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by insufficient restrictions on the load and load_all functions. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176655 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)

CVEID:CVE-2020-14343
**DESCRIPTION:**YAML PyYAML could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a flaw when processing untrusted YAML files through the full_load method or with the FullLoader loader. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted YAML file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/197449 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2013-7459
**DESCRIPTION:**PyCrypto is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the ALGnew function in block_templace.c. By using a specially crafted iv parameter to cryptmsg.py, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124083 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)

CVEID:CVE-2018-6594
**DESCRIPTION:**PyCrypto could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the generation of weak ElGamal key parameters in the lib/Crypto/PublicKey/ElGamal.py. By reading ciphertext data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/138678 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2020-7699
**DESCRIPTION:**express-fileupload could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution flaw when the parseNested option is enabled. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186120 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

Installed versions of IBM Spectrum Discover (2.0.4, 2.0.4.1, 2.0.4.2, 2.0.4.3, 2.0.4.4) can be upgraded to fixed version using IBM Spectrum Discover 2.0.4.5 upgrader.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None