APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
When using {{username}} for the filter_expr of ldapAuthorizeUrl, it's seen that the userid of first successful login is cached and substituted for all subsequent login attempts by other users. This may cause incorrect group membership results and in turn provide incorrect access to the users.
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** USERS AFFECTED: All Users of IBM App Connect Enterprise V11 using LDAP authorization for administration security. Platforms affected: MultiPlatform **************************************************************** PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When using {{username}} for the filter_expr of ldapAuthorizeUrl, it is observed that the userid of the first successful login is cached and substituted for all subsequent login attempts by other users. This may cause incorrect group membership results and in turn provide incorrect access to the users.
Problem conclusion
The product no longer caches the first login username to prevent incorrect reuse of it for authorization check for subsequent user logins. --------------------------------------------------------------- The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs: Version Maintenance Level v11.0 11.0.0.13 v12.0 12.0.2.0 The latest available maintenance can be obtained from: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006041 If the maintenance level is not yet available,information on its planned availability can be found on: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006308 ---------------------------------------------------------------
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IT36738
Reported component name
APP CONNECT ENT
Reported component ID
5724J0550
Reported release
B00
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2021-05-18
Closed date
2021-06-04
Last modified date
2021-10-06
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
APP CONNECT ENT
Fixed component ID
5724J0550
Applicable component levels
[{"Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Product":{"code":"SSDR5J","label":"IBM App Connect Enterprise"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"B00"}]
Document Information
Modified date:
13 October 2021