Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to webpack webpack-dev-middleware directory transversal vulnerability [CVE-2024-29180]

Summary

Potential webpack webpack-dev-middleware directory transversal vulnerability [CVE-2024-29180]have been identified that may affect IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. The vulnerability have been addressed. Refer to details for additional information.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2024-29180
**DESCRIPTION:**webpack webpack-dev-middleware could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system, caused by improper validation of user request. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing “dot dot” sequences (/…/) to view arbitrary files on the system.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/286153 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

For all affected versions, IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to the latest (v5.0.1 or later releases) release of IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data which maintains backward compatibility with the versions listed above.

Follow instructions for Installing Watson Assistant in Link to Release (v5.0.1 release information)

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/5.0.x

Workarounds and Mitigations

None