Security Bulletin
Summary
Portions of IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software are shipped as a component of Rational Developer for i (RPG and COBOL + Modernization Tools, Java and EGL editions), and Rational Developer for AIX and Linux.
A vulnerability in the Node Package Manager's use of HTTP bearer tokens affects IBM SDK for Node.js.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-3956
DESCRIPTION: npm could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the unintentional leakage of bearer tokens from the command-line interface. By setting up an HTTP server and collecting token information, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to impersonate the user and do anything the owner of the information could, including publishing new versions of packages.
CVSS Base Score: 9.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112153 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
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Affected Product and Version(s) | Product and Version shipped as a component |
| IBM Rational Developer for i v9.1, v9.1.1, v9.1.1.1, v9.5, v9.5.0.1, 9.5.0.2, 9.5.0.3, RPG and COBOL + Modernization Tools, Java Edition | Rational Application Developer 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.5 |
| IBM Rational Developer for i v9.1, v9.1.1 and v9.1.1.1, v9.5, v9.5.0.1, 9.5.0.2, 9.5.0.3, RPG and COBOL + Modernization Tools, EGL Edition | Rational Application Developer 9.1, 9.1.1, 9.5 |
| IBM Rational Developer for AIX and Linux v9.1, v9.1.1, v9.1.1.1 and v9.1.1.2, AIX COBOL Edition | Rational Application Developer 9.1, 9.1.1 |
| IBM Rational Developer for AIX and Linux v9.1, v9.1.1, v9.1.1.1 and v9.1.1.2, C/C++ Edition | Rational Application Developer 9.1, 9.1.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
Review the Remediation/Fixes section of Security Bulletin: Node.js Package Manager (npm) Bearer Token Vulnerability affects IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software (CVE-2016-3956) for instructions on obtaining the fix for this issue.
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References
Change History
22 April 2016: 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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Internal Use Only
PSIRT 5155, Record RDi:75511 RDAL:75510
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Document Information
Modified date:
02 August 2018
UID
swg21981751