Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio (CVE-2015-7450)
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 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
WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio V8.5
WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio V8.0
WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio V7.5
WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio V7.0
For unsupported versions IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product
Remediation/Fixes
For WebSphere Service Registry and Repository Studio the vulnerability has been fixed under APAR IV79089.
There is only one supported version of WSRR Studio and this is currently V8.5.6.0. Users of previous releases of Studio are entitled to update to V8.5.6.0 which is fully backwards compatibile with all previous releases.
For all WSRR Studio releases:
- Apply V8.5.6.0_IV79089
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (CVE-2015-7450)
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References
Change History
30 November 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:
15 June 2018
UID
swg21971579