Security Bulletin: Decision Optimization in IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to webpack loader-utils vulnerability [CVE-2022-37601]

Summary

Decision Optimization in IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to webpack loader-utils vulnerability with details below. This vulnerability has been addressed. [CVE-2022-37601]

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-37601
**DESCRIPTION:**webpack loader-utils could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution flaw in the parseQuery function in parseQuery.js. By adding or modifying properties of Object.prototype using a proto or constructor payload, 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/238763 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

IBM strongly suggests to upgrade to Decision Optimization in IBM Cloud Pak for Data 4.6.1, using the Operator upgrade process described in the IBM Documentation:

<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.6.x?topic=u-upgrading-from-version-46-8&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None