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Watson Explorer Content Analytics: Applying the interim fix for CVE-2016-3092

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Abstract

To fix the security vulnerability, CVE-2016-3092, for IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components, Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console, IBM Watson Content Analytics, and IBM Content Analytics, you replace the commons-fileupload*.jar file.

Content

As detailed in the following security bulletin, apply the applicable interim fix for the applicable version: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990062

To apply the fix:

  1. Stop the applicable components: Watson Explorer Analytical Components, Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console, Watson Content Analytics, or IBM Content Analytics.
  2. Extract the contents of the interim fix into a temporary directory.
  3. Rename or remove the following commons-fileupload*.jar files to *.jar.bak:
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/lib/axis2/commons-fileupload-1.2.jar
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/lib/commons-fileupload-1.3.1.jar
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/samples/commonui/build/lib/commons-fileupload-1.3.1.jar
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/samples/search/lib/commons-fileupload-1.3.1.jar
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/samples/searchportlet/lib/commons-fileupload.jar
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/samples/searchportlet/lib/portal/commons-fileupload.jar
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlpapps/servers/admin/apps/ESAdmin.ear/ESAdmin.war/WEB-INF/lib/commons-fileupload-1.3.1.jar
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlpapps/servers/admin/apps/ESAdminRestServer.ear/ESAdminRestServer.war/WEB-INF/lib/commons-fileupload-1.3.1.jar
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlpapps/servers/admin/apps/ESAdminRestServer20.ear/ESAdminRestServer20.war/WEB-INF/lib/commons-fileupload-1.3.1.jar
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlpapps/servers/searchapp/apps/ESRestServer.ear/ESRestServer.war/WEB-INF/lib/commons-fileupload-1.3.1.jar
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlpapps/servers/searchapp/apps/analytics.ear/analytics.war/WEB-INF/lib/commons-fileupload-1.3.1.jar
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlpapps/servers/searchapp/apps/commonui.ear/commonui.war/WEB-INF/lib/commons-fileupload-1.3.1.jar
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlpapps/servers/searchapp/apps/search.ear/search.war/WEB-INF/lib/commons-fileupload-1.3.1.jar
  4. Copy commons-fileupload-1.3.2.jar into the following directories.
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/lib/axis2/
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/lib/
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/samples/commonui/build/lib/
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/samples/search/lib/
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/samples/searchportlet/lib/
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/samples/searchportlet/lib/portal/
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlpapps/servers/admin/apps/ESAdmin.ear/ESAdmin.war/WEB-INF/lib/
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlpapps/servers/admin/apps/ESAdminRestServer.ear/ESAdminRestServer.war/WEB-INF/lib/
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlpapps/servers/admin/apps/ESAdminRestServer20.ear/ESAdminRestServer20.war/WEB-INF/lib/
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlpapps/servers/searchapp/apps/ESRestServer.ear/ESRestServer.war/WEB-INF/lib/
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlpapps/servers/searchapp/apps/analytics.ear/analytics.war/WEB-INF/lib/
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlpapps/servers/searchapp/apps/commonui.ear/commonui.war/WEB-INF/lib/
    $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlpapps/servers/searchapp/apps/search.ear/search.war/WEB-INF/lib/
  5. Overwrite the old version of es.indexservice.jar with the fixed version in the $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/lib directory.
  6. If you choose an IBM WebSphere Application Server installation, update installed *.ear applications with fix module versions by using the WebSphere Application Server administrative console.
  7. Restart Watson Explorer Analytical Components.

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21996334