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Security Bulletin: Potential security vulnerability in the WebSphere Application Server Admin Console (CVE-2017-1501)

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Summary

There is a potential security vulnerability in the WebSphere Application Server Admin Console if you have updated the web services security bindings settings. If you changed the cipher suites in the web services security bindings settings they may not have been saved properly and thus be weaker security then you expected. Verify that your settings are what you expect.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1501
DESCRIPTION:
IBM WebSphere Application Server could provide weaker than expected security after using the Admin Console to update the web services security bindings settings.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/129576 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

This vulnerability affects the following versions and releases of IBM WebSphere Application Server:

  • Version 9.0
  • Version 8.5
  • Version 8.0

Remediation/Fixes

If you have recently changed the cipher suites in the web services security binding settings they may not have been saved properly. This only happened for a few fixpack releases. Verify that your settings are what you expect. If you are using any of the affected fixpack levels 9.0.0.0 - 9.0.0.4, 8.5.5.10, 8.5.5.11 or 8.0.0.13 then the recommended solution is to apply the interim fix, Fix Pack or PTF containing APAR PI80889 for each named product as soon as practical to ensure the web services security bindings settings will get saved properly in the future.


For WebSphere Application Server traditional and WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition:

For V9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.4:

· Apply Interim Fix PI80889
--OR--
· Apply Fix Pack 9.0.0.5 or later.

For V8.5.5.10 through 8.5.5.11:

· Apply Interim Fix PI80889
--OR--
· Apply Fix Pack 8.5.5.12 or later.

For V8.0.0.13:
· Apply Interim Fix PI80889

--OR--
· Apply Fix Pack 8.0.0.14 or later.

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References

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Change History

15 August 2017: original document 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

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg22006810