Security Bulletin
Summary
Session management has a security breach which in some cases can affect the IBM Spectrum Control application.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center allows users to remain idle within the application even when a user has logged out. Utilizing the application back button users can remain logged in as the current user for a short period of time, therefore users are presented with information for Spectrum Control Application.
CVSS Base Score: 4.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/157064 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product | Affected Versions |
IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center | 5.2.0 - 5.2.7.1 |
IBM Spectrum Control | 5.2.8 - 5.2.17.2 |
IBM Spectrum Control | 5.3.0 - 5.3.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
The solution is to apply an appropriate IBM Spectrum Control fix. Click on the download link and follow the Installation Instructions. The solution should be implemented as soon as practicable.
Starting with 5.2.8, Tivoli Storage Productivity Center has been renamed to IBM Spectrum Control.
Release |
First Fixing
VRM Level
|
Link to Fix/Fix Availability Target |
5.2 | 5.2.17.3 | http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21320822#53_0 |
5.3 | 5.3.2 | http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21320822#53_0 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
7 May 2019 - original version published
*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
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Document Location
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Document Information
Modified date:
22 February 2022
UID
ibm10873036