Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Ruby on Rails affect IBM License Metric Tool v9 and IBM BigFix Inventory v9 (CVE-2016-2098 CVE-2016-2097)

Created by Oktawian Powązka on Fri, 06/03/2016 - 08:07

Security Bulletin

Summary

Vulnerabilities discovered in Ruby on Rails component affect IBM License Metric Tool v9 and IBM BigFix Inventory v9.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-2098
DESCRIPTION: Ruby on Rails could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the render method. By sending specially-crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary ruby code on the system with elevated privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111173 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:L/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2016-2097
DESCRIPTION: Ruby on Rails could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the render method. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to view files located outside of the target application's view directory.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111174 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

IBM License Metric Tool v9

IBM BigFix Inventory v9

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to version v9.2.4.0.

Use the following procedure:

In IBM Endpoint Manager console, expand IBM BigFix Inventory or IBM License Reporting (ILMT) node under Sites node in the tree panel.
Click Fixlets and Tasks node. Fixlets and Tasks panel will be displayed on the right.
In the Fixlets and Tasks panel locate Upgrade to the newest version of IBM BigFix Inventory 9.x or Upgrade to the newest version IBM License Metric Tool 9.x fixlet and run it against the computer that hosts your server.

Note: In an airgapped environment, you have to run BESAirgapTool and BESDownloadCacher first in order to update your site.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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Change History

<27 06 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.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Ruby on Rails affect IBM License Metric Tool v9 and IBM BigFix Inventory v9 (CVE-2016-2098 CVE-2016-2097)