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Security Bulletin: IBM Security SiteProtector System is affected by Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-13938, CVE-2021-30641)

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Security SiteProtector System has addressed the following vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-13938
DESCRIPTION:   Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of insufficient privileges. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to stop httpd on Windows, resulting in a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 6.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/203460 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2021-30641
DESCRIPTION:   Apache HTTP Server could provide weaker than expected security, caused by unexpected URL matching behavior with 'MergeSlashes OFF. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to match URLs from all sites in the same domain and launch further attacks on the system.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/203459 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Security SiteProtector System3.0.0
IBM Security SiteProtector System3.1.1

Remediation/Fixes

ProductVRMFRemediation/First Fix
IBM Security SiteProtector System3.1.1 Apply the appropriate eXPress Updates (XPUs) as identified in the SiteProtector Console Agent view: UpdateServer_3_1_1_16.pkg
IBM Security SiteProtector System3.0.0

3.0.0 is no longer supported. Apply the appropriate eXPress Updates (XPUs) as identified in the SiteProtector Console Agent view:

UpdateServer_3_1_1_16.pkg


Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

15 Oct 2021: 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 September 2021

UID

ibm16494731

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