Security Bulletin
Summary
An Apache Commons Collections vulnerability for handling Java object deserialization is addressed in the FileNet Content Manager and IBM Content Foundation products.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-7450
DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons Collections could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the deserialization of data with the Java InvokerTransformer class. By sending specially crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary Java code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107918 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
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
FileNet Content Manager 5.1.0, 5.2.0, 5.2.1
IBM Content Foundation 5.2.0, 5.2.1
Remediation/Fixes
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Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix Available |
| FileNet Content Manager | 5.1.0 5.2.0 5.2.1 | PJ43729 PJ43728 PJ43728 | 5.1.0.6-P8CE-IF001 - 12/4/2015 5.2.0.4-P8CPE-IF001 - 12/7/2015 5.2.1.3-P8CPE-FP003 - 12/4/2015 |
| IBM Content Foundation | 5.2.0 5.2.1 | PJ43728 PJ43728 | 5.2.0.4-P8CPE-IF001 - 12/7/2015 5.2.1.3-P8CPE-FP003 - 12/4/2015 |
Releases available from Fix Central: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
IBM recommends that you review your entire environment to identify vulnerable releases of the Open-Source Apache Commons Collections and take appropriate mitigation and remediation actions.
If hosting Content Platform Engine on WebSphere application server, please refer to the same vulnerability for WebSphere application server described in this Security Bulletin.http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21970575
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
4 December 2015 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21970916