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Security Bulletin: WebSphere Application Server shipped with Jazz for Service Management(JazzSM) Edge Caching Proxy may be vulnerable to HTTP response splitting (CVE-2017-1503)

Created by Bhanu Velampati on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/304299
304299

Security Bulletin


Summary

The Edge Caching Proxy component of WebSphere Application Server may be vulnerable to HTTP response splitting attack. This is a separate install from WebSphere Application Server. You only need to apply this if you use the Edge Caching Proxy.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1503
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/129578 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)

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 VersionAffected Supporting Product Security Bulletin
Jazz for Service Management version 1.1.0 - 1.1.3Websphere Application Server Full Profile 8.5.5WebSphere Application Server Edge Caching Proxy may be vulnerable to HTTP response splitting (CVE-2017-1503)

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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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

08-February-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.

Disclaimer

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg22013448

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