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IT21259: REPEATEDLY BEING ABLE TO HIT THE CHANGE PASSWORD PAGE WITHOUT GETTING BLOCKED IN THE MYFILEGATEWAY INTERFACE

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • The Change Password module in myFilegateway is accessible
directly without any authentication.
This leads to changing of user credentials by any
anonymous user by brute forcing the old password value of the
victim user. (Improper session management and brute force
attack.)

Local fix

  • STRRTC - 532041
PdO / PdO
Circumvention: None

Problem summary

  • Users Affected:
All

Problem Description:

IBM Sterling File Gateway / MyFileGateway repeatedly hits the
Change Password page with an HTTP proxy tool without getting
blocked in MyFileGateway.

Platforms Affected:
All

Problem conclusion

  • Resolution Summary:

A code fix is provided.
The following 2 properties are included in the
customer_overrides.properties file:

filegateway_ui.FGConsecFailedAttempts
filegateway_ui.FGLockInterval

Delivered In:
5020500_16
5020601_8
5020603_3

Temporary fix

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IT21259
    • 

  • Reported component name
    STR FILE GATEWA
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5725D0700
    • 

  • Reported release
    225
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2017-06-30
    • 

  • Closed date
    2017-07-19
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2017-11-06
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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    STR FILE GATEWA
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5725D0700
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            Modified date:
            

            03 March 2021
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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