Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor is affected by Node.js vulnerability

Summary

IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor has addressed Node.js vulnerability CVE-2021-33502

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-33502
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js normalize-url module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a ReDoS (regular expression denial of service) flaw in the data URLs. By using a specially-crafted regex input, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/202299 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)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to 2.4.4 or later.

IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor can be installed from OperatorHub page in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform or locally following this link.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None