Security Bulletin
Summary
Multiple security vulnerabilities affecting Rational Publishing Engine.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-0254
DESCRIPTION: Apache Standard Taglibs before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or conduct external XML entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XSLT extension in a (1)<x:parse> or (2)<x:transform> JSTL XML tag.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/101550 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
CVEID: CVE-2012-0881
DESCRIPTION: Apache Xerces2 Java Parser before 2.12.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted message to an XML service, which triggers hash table collisions.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134404 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2019-4431
DESCRIPTION: IBM Publishing Engine is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
CVSS Base score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/162888 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| RPE | 6.0.6.1 |
| RPE | 6.0.6 |
Remediation/Fixes
For Rational Publishing Engine 6.0.6, upgrade to ifix002 or later, which can be downloaded from:
Rational Publishing Engine 6.0.6 ifix002
For Rational Publishing Engine 6.0.6.1, upgrade to ifix001 or later, which can be downloaded from:
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
05 Feb 2020: 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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
Product Synonym
Rational Publishing Engine
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Document Information
Modified date:
11 February 2020
UID
ibm11942929