Security Bulletin: Security Vulnerabilities affect IBM Cloud Pak for Data - Node.js (CVE-2019-15606, CVE-2019-15604, CVE-2019-15605)

Summary

Security Vulnerabilities affect IBM Cloud Pak for Data - Node.js (CVE-2019-15606, CVE-2019-15604, CVE-2019-15605)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-15606
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an issue when HTTP header values do not have trailing OWS trimmed. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authorization based on header value comparisons.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175914 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2019-15604
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper certificate validation. By sending a specially-crafted X.509 certificate, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the process to abort.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175912 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:CVE-2019-15605
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by a flaw when handling unusual Transfer-Encoding HTTP header. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175913 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

• Patch:
  <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6327429&gt;
• Users of IBM Cloud Pak for Data V2.5 are advised to:
  Apply IBM Cloud Pak for Data V2.5 cpd-2.5.0.0-lite-patch-6

Workarounds and Mitigations

None