Security Bulletin
Summary
There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® WebSphere Application Server Liberty 8.5.5.8. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Liberty updates in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 16.0.0.3.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-5986
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the improper handling of responses under certain conditions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain server identification information.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116556 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
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CVEID: CVE-2016-3040
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, caused by an open redirect vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to redirect a victim to arbitrary websites.
CVSS Base Score: 6.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114636 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)
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CVEID: CVE-2016-0378
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by improper handling of exceptions when a default error page does not exist.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112240 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
The vulnerabilities affect users of IBM MQ Light 1.0, 1.0.0.1, 1.0.0.2, 1.0.2, 1.0.3 on all platforms
Remediation/Fixes
This issue has been addressed by IBM MQ Light 1.0.6
Download and install the latest MQ Light Server appropriate for your platform: https://developer.ibm.com/messaging/mq-light/.
The following link describes how to re-use the data from your existing installation:
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSBJCR_1.0.0/com.ibm.mq.koa.doc/tmql_data.htm .
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
20 February 2017: Corrected the fixed Liberty version from 16.0.0.4 to 16.0.0.3
02 February 2017: 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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Document Information
Modified date:
15 June 2018
UID
swg21996788