Security Bulletin: A jwt-go vulnerability affects IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data (CVE-2020-26160)
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## Summary

A vulnerability in jwt-go affects IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. Please see below for steps to address this issue.

## Vulnerability Details

** CVEID: **[CVE-2020-26160]()
** DESCRIPTION: **jwt-go could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a type assertion failure when m[“aud”] happens to be []string{}. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: [ https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189408]() for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

## Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)| Version(s)
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IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data| 4.0.0 – 4.0.6

## Remediation/Fixes

Please install IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data, version 4.0.7. This version can be obtained here:

## Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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### References

[Complete CVSS v3 Guide]( “Link resides outside of ibm.com” )
[On-line Calculator v3]( “Link resides outside of ibm.com” )

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## Related Information

[IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal]()
[IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog]()

## Change History

22 Apr 2022: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

## Disclaimer

Review the [IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions]() regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

## Document Location

Worldwide

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