Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability in Node.js node-fetch module affects IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Infrastructure Management and Managed Service.

Summary

Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability in Node.js node-fetch module affects IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Managed Service.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-15168
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js node-fetch module is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to honor the size option after following a redirect. By using a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume excessive resource on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188155 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 IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management 2.1 by following the instructions in <https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSFC4F_2.1.0/install/upgrade.html&gt;.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None