Security Bulletin: WebSphere Application Server Liberty vulnerabilities affect IBM Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center) (CVE-2019-4663 and CVE-2019-4720)

Security Bulletin

Summary

Security vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty affect IBM Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center). IBM Spectrum Control has addressed the following CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-4720
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume all available memory. IBM X-Force ID: 172125.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/172125 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2019-4663
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 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. IBM X-Force ID: 171245.
CVSS Base score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/171245 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center)	5.3.0-5.3.5

Remediation/Fixes

The solution is to apply an appropriate IBM Spectrum Control fix. Click on the download link and follow the Installation Instructions. The solution should be implemented as soon as practicable.

Starting with 5.2.8, Tivoli Storage Productivity Center has been renamed to IBM Spectrum Control.

Release	First Fixing VRM Level	Link to Fix
5.3	5.3.6	http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21320822#53_0

Note: It is always recommended to have a current backup before applying any update procedure.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Acknowledgement

Change History

27 February 2020: Initial Publication

*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 Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: WebSphere Application Server Liberty vulnerabilities affect IBM Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center) (CVE-2019-4663 and CVE-2019-4720)