Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor is affected by a Node.js lodash module vulnerability (CVE-2018-16487)

Summary

IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor has addressed the following vulnerability. Node.js lodash module (CVE-2018-16487)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2018-16487
**DESCRIPTION:*Node.js lodash module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a prototype pollution flaw. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject properties onto Object.prototype to cause a denial of service condition.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156530&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor Continuous Delivery

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor

Upgrade to 1.9.6 or later

Workarounds and Mitigations

None