Security Bulletin
Summary
There is an information disclosure and a bypass security vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server Liberty. These vulnerabilities have been addressed.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions caused by improper session validation.
CVSS Base Score: 6.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/160950 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by the improper setting of a cookie.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/160951 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Remediation/Fixes
To upgrade to Liberty for Java v3.37-20191002-1726 or higher, you must re-stage or re-push your application and use the alternate runtime.
See the following instructions on how to used the alternate runtime.
https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/runtimes/liberty?topic=liberty-using_monthly_runtime
To find the current version of Liberty for Java in IBM Cloud being used, from the command-line Cloud Foundry client by running the following commands:
cf ssh <appname> -c cat "staging_info.yml"
Look for the following lines:
{"detected_buildpack":"Liberty for Java(TM) (WAR, liberty-19.0.0_9, buildpack-v3.37-20191002-1726, ibmjdk-1.8.0_sr5fp41-20190919, env)","start_command":".liberty/initial_startup.rb"}
To re-stage your application using the command-line Cloud Foundry client, use the following command:
cf restage <appname>
To re-push your application using the command-line Cloud Foundry client, use the following command:
cf push <appname>
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
23 October 2019: Original document 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.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
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Document Information
Modified date:
23 October 2019
UID
ibm11097014