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Security Bulletin: Multiple security vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty affect Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) Operations Center (CVE-2016-0378, CVE-2016-3040, CVE-2016-3042, CVE-2016-5986)

Security Bulletin


Summary

Multiple security vulnerabilities exist in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty that affect Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) Operations Center.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-0378
DESCRIPTION:
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by improper handling of exceptions when a default error page does not exist.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112240 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3040
DESCRIPTION:
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, caused by an open redirect vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to redirect a victim to arbitrary Web sites.
CVSS Base Score: 6.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114636 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3042
DESCRIPTION:
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in OpenID Connect clients. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114638 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-5986
DESCRIPTION:
IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the improper handling of responses under certain conditions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain server identification information.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116556 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

The following versions of Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) Operations Center are affected:

  • 7.1.0.000 through 7.1.7.000
  • 6.4.1.000 through 6.4.2.400

Remediation/Fixes

Product

VRMFRemediation/First Fix
Operations Center7.17.1.7.100 - ALL Operating Systems
Operations Center6.46.4.2.500 - ALL Operating Systems (see NOTE below)

NOTE: 
For Operations Center that is running on IBM® AIX®, you must first install Operations Center 6.4.2.000 and then upgrade to Operations Center 6.4.2.500

You should verify applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

20 December 2016 - 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

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

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21995546