Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM FileNet Content Manager, IBM Content Foundation and IBM Case Foundation has addressed the following security vulnerability.
Ability to execute remote attacker’s arbitrary code on a target machine by leveraging the untrusted data in DiskFileItem class of Apache Commons FileUpload library. The affected “Apache Commons FileUpload” has been upgraded to the fixed version v1.3.3.
For more information please refer to the X-Force database entries referenced below.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-1000031
DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons FileUpload, as used in Novell NetIQ Sentinel and other products, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by deserialization of untrusted data in DiskFileItem class of the FileUpload library. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the current process.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/117957 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:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM FileNet Content Manager 5.2.1, 5.5.0
IBM Content Foundation 5.2.1, 5.5.0
IBM Case Foundation 5.2.1, 5.3.0
Remediation/Fixes
To address this vulnerability install one of the fixes listed below to upgrade to Apache Commons FileUpload v1.3.3 or higher.
|
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| FileNet Content Manager / Content Foundation | 5.2.1 5.5.0 | PJ45055 PJ45055 | 5.2.1.7-P8CPE-ALL-LA008 - 1/15/2018 5.5.0.0-P8CPE-ALL-LA001 - 1/15/2018 |
| Case Foundation | 5.2.1 5.3.0 | PJ45055 PJ45055 | 5.2.1.7-P8CPE-ALL-LA008 - 1/15/2018 5.5.0.0-P8CPE-ALL-LA001 - 1/15/2018 |
In the above table, the APAR links will provide more information about the fix
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
15 January 2018: 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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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg22010868