Security Bulletin: Multiple security vulnerabilities has been identified in Websphere Application Server shipped with Jazz for Service Management (CVE-2016-0359, CVE-2016-1181, CVE-2016-1182)

Created by Pradeep Sudarshan on Mon, 07/18/2016 - 05:04

Security Bulletin

Summary

Websphere Application Server (WAS) Full profile is shipped as a component of Jazz for Service Management (JazzSM) and WAS has been affected by multiple security vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-0359
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to HTTP response splitting attacks. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using specially-crafted URL to cause the server to return a split response, once the URL is clicked. This would allow the attacker to perform further attacks, such as Web cache poisoning, cross-site scripting, and possibly obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111929 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-1181
DESCRIPTION: Apache Struts could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the failure to protect against unintended remote operations against components on server memory by the ActionForm instance. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113852 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2016-1182
DESCRIPTION: Apache Struts could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the improper validation of input by the Validator. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify validation rules and error messages.
CVSS Base Score: 4.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113853 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Jazz for Service Management version 1.1.0 - 1.1.3

Remediation/Fixes

Principal Product and Version(s)	Affected Supporting Product and Version	Affected Supporting Product Security Bulletin
Jazz for Service Management version 1.1.0 - 1.1.3	Websphere Application Server Full Profile 8.5.5	Security Bulletin: HTTP Response Splitting in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2016-0359) Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Apache Struts affects IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2016-1181 and CVE-2016-1182)

Workarounds and Mitigations

Please refer to WAS iFix

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

18 Jul 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

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Tips

Security Bulletin: Multiple security vulnerabilities has been identified in Websphere Application Server shipped with Jazz for Service Management (CVE-2016-0359, CVE-2016-1181, CVE-2016-1182)