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Security Bulletin: WebSphere Message Broker is affected by a Websphere Application Server Vulnerability (CVE-2018-1996)

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Summary

WebSphere Message Broker is affected by a WebSphere Application Server vulnerability which was reported and has been addressed. Vulnerability details are listed below

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2018-1996
DESCRIPTION:   IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security, caused by the improper TLS configuration. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 154650.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154650 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

 

WebSphere Message Broker V8.0.0.0 - V8.0.0.9


Remediation/Fixes

ProductVRMFAPARRemediation/Fixes
WebSphere Message BrokerV8.0.0.0 - V8.0.0.9IT30353Contact IBM support to request for Fix APAR
 Websphere Message Broker V8  is  no longer in full support;IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

If you are a customer with extended support and require a fix, contact IBM support

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

09 Dec 2019: Initial Publication

*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

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
22 December 2019

UID

ibm11150930

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