Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager and IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business are affected by a potential information exposure vulnerability (CVE-2017-1476)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Security Access Manager and IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business have addressed the following potential information exposure vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1476
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Access Manager Appliance could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128610 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

Affected IBM Security Access Manager	Affected Versions
IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business	6.1-6.1.0.34
IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business	6.1.1-6.1.1.33
IBM Security Access Manager for Web	7.0-7.0.0.32
IBM Security Access Manager for Web	8.0-8.0.1.6
IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile	8.0-8.0.1.6
IBM Security Access Manager	9.0-9.0.3.1

Remediation/Fixes

Software releases

Product	VRMF	APAR	Remediation
IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business	6.1 - 6.1.0.34	IJ06482	Apply Interim Fix 35: 6.1.0-ISS-TAM-IF0035
IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business	6.1.1 - 6.1.1.33	IJ06482	Apply Interim Fix 34: 6.1.1-ISS-TAM-IF0034
IBM Security Access Manager for Web (software)	7.0 - 7.0.0.33 (software)	IJ01588	Apply Interim Fix 34: 7.0.0-ISS-SAM-IF0034

Appliance releases

Product	VRMF	APAR	Remediation
IBM Security Access Manager for Web	7.0 - 7.0.0.32	IJ01588	Upgrade to 7.0.0.34: 7.0.0-ISS-WGA-IF0034
IBM Security Access Manager for Web	8.0 - 8.0.1.6	IJ01548	Upgrade to 8.0.1.7: 8.0.1-ISS-WGA-FP0007
IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile	8.0 - 8.0.1.6	IJ01858	Upgrade to 8.0.1.7: 8.0.1-ISS-ISAM-FP0007
IBM Security Access Manager	9.0 - 9.0.3.1	IJ01548	Upgrade to 9.0.4.0 9.0.4-ISS-ISAM-FP0000

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team: Ron Craig, Warren Moynihan, Jonathan Fitz-Gerald, John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Dmitriy Beryoza

Change History

2 August 2018: Added software releases.
30 May 2018: 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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Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager and IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business are affected by a potential information exposure vulnerability (CVE-2017-1476)