Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server affects IBM Spectrum Scale packaged in IBM Elastic Storage Server (CVE-2020-5258)

Security Bulletin

Summary

There is a vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server, used by IBM ESS, which could allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary code in the system.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2020-5258
DESCRIPTION: Dojo dojo could allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary code on the system, caused by a prototype pollution flaw. By injecting other values, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite, or pollute, a JavaScript application object prototype of the base object.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/177751 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Elastic Storage Server	5.3.0 - 5.3.7.1

Remediation/Fixes

For IBM Elastic Storage Server V5.3.0 through 5.3.7.1, apply V5.3.7.2 available from FixCentral at:

https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Software%20defined%20storage&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+Elastic+Storage+Server+%28ESS%29&release=5.3.0&platform=All&function=all

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

27 Jul 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.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server affects IBM Spectrum Scale packaged in IBM Elastic Storage Server (CVE-2020-5258)