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Security Bulletin: Security Vulnerability in Portlet Container

Created by Cesar Ivan Oro… on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/260005
260005

Security Bulletin


Summary

A URL manipulation allows to reach JSP and other resources within the WEB-INF and other directories of a portlet application. This can be done using a feature which is part of the JSR 286 Specification. Because of the current implementation of the portlet container also JSR 168 compliant portlets are affected. Basically, looking at a Portal URL for the serveResource feature, directory and file names are visible in clear text. Trying to change these to another file within the portlet application should be sufficient.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2014-3083
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to restrict access to resources located within the web application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain configuration data and other sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93954 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational Application Developer 9.1.0.1 and earlier

Remediation/Fixes

Update the portlet tools in the product to address this vulnerability:

ProductVRMFAPARRemediation/First Fix
Rational Application Developer8.0, 8.5, 9.0, and 9.1PI32167Apply Portlet toolings update for CVE-2014-3083

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

* 8 April 2015: Original copy 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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Internal Use Only

PSIRT 1831, Record 45629

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Document Information

Modified date:
04 February 2020

UID

swg21701075

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