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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities exist in Watson Explorer Analytical Components and Watson Content Analytics (CVE-2019-4046)

Created by Jiayun Zhu on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1073688
1073688

Security Bulletin


Summary

Security vulnerabilities have been identified in IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components, Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console, and IBM Watson Content Analytics.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-4046
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper handling of request headers. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the consumption of Memory.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156242 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

To see which vulnerabilities apply to your product and version, see the applicable row in the following table.

Affected Product

 Affected Versions Applicable Vulnerabilities
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition oneWEX Components
12.0.0.0, 12.0.0.1
12.0.1,
12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2
 CVE-2019-4046
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components
12.0.0.0
12.0.1
12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2
 CVE-2019-4046
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Annotation Administration Console
12.0.0.0
12.0.1
12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2
 CVE-2019-4046
IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components
11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.5
12.0.0
12.0.1
12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2
 CVE-2019-4046
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console
11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.5
12.0.0
12.0.1
12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2
 CVE-2019-4046
IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2 CVE-2019-4046
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.6 CVE-2019-4046
IBM Watson Content Analytics 3.5.0.0 - 3.5.0.4 CVE-2019-4046

Remediation/Fixes

For information about fixes, see the applicable row in the following table. The table reflects product names at the time the specified versions were released. To use the links to Fix Central in this table, you must first log in to the IBM Support: Fix Central site at http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/.
 

Affected Product Affected Versions Vulnerability Fix
IBM Watson Explorer DAE
oneWEX Components
12.0.0.0, 12.0.0.1,
12.0.1,
12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2
 CVE-2019-4046

Upgrade to Version 12.0.3. 

See Watson Explorer Version 12.0.3 oneWEX for download information and instructions.
IBM Watson Explorer DAE Analytical Components
12.0.0.0,
12.0.1,
12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2
 CVE-2019-4046

Upgrade to Version 12.0.3. 

See Watson Explorer Version 12.0.3 Analytical Components for download information and instructions.
IBM Watson Explorer DAE Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console
12.0.0.0,
12.0.1,
12.0.2.0 - 12.0.2.2
 CVE-2019-4046

Upgrade to Version 12.0.3. 

See Watson Explorer Version 12.0.3 Foundational Components for download information and instructions.
IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1,
11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.5		 CVE-2019-4046
  1. If not already installed, install Watson Explorer Analytical Components Version 11.0.2 Fix Pack 5 (see the download document).
  2. Download the package from Fix Central: interim fix 11.0.2.5-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEAnalytical-IF001 and extract the contents of the fix into a temporary directory.
  3. See the Updating WebSphere Liberty used in IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components for detailed instructions how to apply the fix.
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1,
11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.5		 CVE-2019-4046
  1. If not already installed, install Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console Version 11.0.2 Fix Pack 5 (see the download document).
  2. Download the package for your edition (Enterprise or Advanced) from Fix Central: interim fix 11.0.2.5-WS-WatsonExplorer-<Edition>FoundationalAAC-IF001 and extract the contents of the fix into a temporary directory.
  3. See the Updating WebSphere Liberty used in IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components for detailed instructions how to apply the fix.
IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2 CVE-2019-4046 Important: Perform these steps as a Watson Explorer Analytical Components administrative user, typically esadmin.
  1. If not already installed, install V10.0 Fix Pack 2 (see the Fix Pack download document).
  2. Download the package from Fix Central: interim fix 10.0.0.2-WS-WatsonExplorer-AEAnalytical-IF005 and extract the contents of the fix into a temporary directory.
  3. See the Updating WebSphere Liberty used in IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components for detailed instructions how to apply the fix.
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.6 CVE-2019-4046
  1. If not already installed, install Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console Version 10.0 Fix Pack 6 (see the download document).
  2. Download the package for your edition (Standard, Enterprise or Advanced) from Fix Central: interim fix 10.0.0.6-WS-WatsonExplorer-<Edition>FoundationalAAC-IF001 and extract the contents of the fix into a temporary directory.
  3. See the Updating WebSphere Liberty used in IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components for detailed instructions how to apply the fix.
IBM Watson Content Analytics 3.5.0.0 - 3.5.0.4 CVE-2019-4046 Important: Perform these steps as a Watson Content Analytics administrative user, typically esadmin.
  1. If not already installed, install V3.5.0.4. For information about this version, and links to the software and release notes, see the download document. For information about upgrading, see the upgrade procedures.
  2. Download the package from Fix Central: interim fix 3.5.0.4-WT-WCA-IF004 and extract the contents of the fix into a temporary directory.
  3. To install the fix, see Updating WebSphere Liberty used in IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components .

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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References

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
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Change History

19 September 2019 : Original version published

*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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Date Notes
19 Sep 2019 Initial publish

# PSIRT - A:14872

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Document Information

Modified date:
19 September 2019

UID

ibm11073688

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