Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile and IBM Security Access Manager for Web appliances - LMI Authentication Bypass (CVE-2014-3053)

Security Bulletin

Summary

An undisclosed vulnerability can allow unauthorized users to login to the Local Management Interface of the IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile appliance / IBM Security Access Manager for Web appliance with invalid credentials.

Vulnerability Details

CVE ID: CVE-2014-3053

DESCRIPTION:
IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile / IBM Security Access Manager for Web fails to properly handle certain input data such that it could be possible for an attacker to authenticate to the appliance Local Management Interface using invalid authentication data.

The vulnerability does not require authentication to exploit, the attack can be made from the adjacent network, and the complexity is low. A successful exploit could completely compromise confidentiality and accessibility of the system, and partially impact the integrity of the system.

CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 8.0
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93501
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:C)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile version 8.0 - firmware versions 8.0.0.0, 8.0.0.3
IBM Security Access Manager for Web version 7.0 appliance - all firmware versions
IBM Security Access Manager for Web version 8.0 - firmware versions 8.0.0.2, 8.0.0.3

Remediation/Fixes

IBM has provided patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README files included with the patch.

Fix	Build	APAR	Download URL
IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile - 8.0.0.3-ISS-ISAM-IF0001	80031	IV61557	http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Security%2BSystems&product=ibm/Tivoli/Security+Access+Manager+for+Mobile&release=All&platform=All&function=all
IBM Security Access Manager for Web - 7.0.0-ISS-WGA-IF0007	7007	IV61557	http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Security%2BSystems&product=ibm/Tivoli/Tivoli+Access+Manager+for+e-business&release=7.0.0&platform=All&function=all
IBM Security Access Manager for Web - 8.0.0.3-ISS-WGA-IF0003	80033	IV61557	http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Security%2BSystems&product=ibm/Tivoli/Tivoli+Access+Manager+for+e-business&release=8.0.0.1&platform=All&function=all

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins

Subscribe to My Notifications to be notified of important product support alerts like this.

References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Off

CVE-2014-3053
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/93501

*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.

[{"Product":{"code":"SSPREK","label":"Tivoli Access Manager for e-business"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Component":"Not Applicable","Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"7.0;8.0","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB24","label":"Security Software"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSELE6","label":"IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Component":"Not Applicable","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"8.0;8.0.0.3","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB24","label":"Security Software"}}]

Tips

Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager for Mobile and IBM Security Access Manager for Web appliances - LMI Authentication Bypass (CVE-2014-3053)