Security Bulletin: Arbitrary File Reads (CVE-2018-1705) affects IBM Platform Symphony, IBM Spectrum Symphony

Security Bulletin

Summary

Arbitrary File Reads (CVE-2018-1705) affects IBM Platform Symphony, IBM Spectrum Symphony

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1705
DESCRIPTION: IBM Platform Symphony contains an information disclosure vulnerability that could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain highly sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/146340 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:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Platform Symphony 7.1 Fix Pack 1 and 7.1.1

IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 and 7.2.0.2

Remediation/Fixes

The fixes can be downloaded from IBM Fix Central:

sym-7.1-build495321:

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/Other+software/Platform+Symphony&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=sym-7.1-build495321&includeSupersedes=0
sym-7.1.1-build495319:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/Other+software/Platform+Symphony&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=sym-7.1.1-build495319&includeSupersedes=0
sym-7.1.2-build495157:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+Spectrum+Symphony&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=sym-7.1.2-build495157&includeSupersedes=0
sym-7.2.0.2-build495134:
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+Spectrum+Symphony&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=sym-7.2.0.2-build495134&includeSupersedes=0

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Acknowledgement

Andrea Scaduto & Jermaine Ellis

Change History

August 1, 2018: Original version.

*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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Security Bulletin: Arbitrary File Reads (CVE-2018-1705) affects IBM Platform Symphony, IBM Spectrum Symphony