Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Rhapsody Design Manager is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-8974
DESCRIPTION: IBM Rhapsody DM is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume all available memory resources.
CVSS Base Score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118911 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L)
CVEID: CVE-2015-7485
DESCRIPTION: IBM Jazz technology based products are vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/108626 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)
Affected Products and Versions
Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 4.0 - 4.0.7
Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 6.0 - 6.0.2
Design Manager 6.0.3 is not affected.
Remediation/Fixes
For the 6.0.2 releases, upgrade to version 6.0.2 ifix8 or later
https://jazz.net/downloads/design-management/releases/6.0.2iFix8
For the 5.x releases, upgrade to version 5.0.2 iFix19 or later
https://jazz.net/downloads/design-management/releases/5.0.2iFix19
Workarounds and Mitigations
For 4.0.7 and any prior versions of the products listed above, IBM recommends upgrading to 5.0.2, or 6.0.2 or 6.0.3.
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References
Change History
7 February 2017: Initial Publication
*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
swg21997798