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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Rational ClearCase (CVE-2017-1121)

Created by John T Kohl on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/291923
291923

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) is shipped as a component of IBM Rational ClearCase. Information about a security vulnerability affecting WAS has been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section.

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearCase Remote Client (CCRC) WAN server/CM Server component.

Versions 8.0.0.x, 8.0.1.x, 9.0.0.x:


    This vulnerability only applies to the CCRC WAN server component, and only for certain levels of WebSphere Application Server.

Versions 7.1.x.x : Not affected.

Remediation/Fixes

Refer to the following security bulletins for vulnerability details and information about fixes addressed by IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) which is shipped with IBM Rational ClearCase.

Principal Product and Version(s)Affected Supporting Product and VersionAffected Supporting Product Security Bulletin
IBM Rational ClearCase, versions 8.0.0.x, 8.0.1.x, 9.0.0.xIBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, 8.5.5, 8.5, 8.0, and 7.0.Security Bulletin: Potential Cross-site scripting vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2017-1121)
ClearCase Versions
Applying the fix
8.0.0.x, 8.0.1.x, 9.0.0.x
  1. Determine the WAS version used by your CCRC WAN server. Navigate to the CCRC profile directory (either the profile you specified when installing ClearCase, or <ccase-home>/common/ccrcprofile), then execute the script: bin/versionInfo.sh (UNIX) or bin\versionInfo.bat (Windows). The output includes a section "IBM WebSphere Application Server". Make note of the version listed in this section.
  2. Identify the latest available fix (per the bulletin listed above) for the version of WAS used for CCRC WAN server.
  3. Apply the appropriate WebSphere Application Server fix directly to your CCRC WAN server host. No ClearCase-specific steps are necessary.

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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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

15 February 2017: 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.

Disclaimer

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

Internal Use Only

CVEID: CVE-2017-1121
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/121173 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

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Document Information

Modified date:
10 July 2018

UID

swg21998792

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