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JR60539: SECURITY APAR CVE-2018-2000 - THE CSRF PROTECTION REFERER CHECK IS SKIPPED

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • CVEID: CVE-2018-2000
    DESCRIPTION: IBM Business Process Manager is vulnerable to
    cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to
    execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a
    user that the website trusts.
    CVSS Base Score: 4.3
    CVSS Temporal Score:
    See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154890 
    for the current score
    CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
    CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
    

Local fix

  • N/A
    

Problem summary

  • The issue was introduced in IBM BPM V8.6 CF2017.12.
    

Problem conclusion

  • A fix that properly enforces the REFERER header check is
    available for IBM BPM V8.6 and Business Automation Workflow
    V18.0. The fix is included in IBM Business Automation Workflow
    V18.0.0.2; however, it was not included in the cumulative fix'
    metadata. An empty interim fix is provided for Business
    Automation Workflow V18.0.0.2 to avoid a warning from appearing
    in IBM Installation Manager when you upgrade from a patched
    environment.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    JR60539

  • Reported component name

    BPM

  • Reported component ID

    5737A5700

  • Reported release

    860

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2019-01-14

  • Closed date

    2019-04-04

  • Last modified date

    2019-04-04

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    BPM

  • Fixed component ID

    5737A5700

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSFPJS","label":"IBM Business Process Manager"},"Component":"","ARM Category":[],"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"8.6.0.0","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
14 September 2022