Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a potential security vulnerability in the WebSphere Application Server Admin Console if you have updated the web services security bindings settings. If you changed the cipher suites in the web services security bindings settings they may not have been saved properly and thus be weaker security then you expected. Verify that your settings are what you expect.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-1501
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server could provide weaker than expected security after using the Admin Console to update the web services security bindings settings.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/129576 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:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Jazz for Service Management version 1.1.0 - 1.1.3
Remediation/Fixes
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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: Potential security vulnerability in the WebSphere Application Server Admin Console (CVE-2017-1501) |
Workarounds and Mitigations
Please refer to WAS iFix
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References
Change History
27-November-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
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg22010987