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Security Bulletin: Insufficient authorization check in IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Search REST API (CVE-2014-6139)

Created by Jens Engelke on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/519587
519587

Security Bulletin


Summary

Using the Search REST API, non-administrative users can search for task and process instances that they are not allowed to see by specifying a parameter that should be available only to administrative users.

Vulnerability Details

CVE ID: CVE-2014-6139
CVSS Base Score: 3.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96909 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)

IBM Business Process Manager allows an authenticated user to specifiy a parameter in search results that would result in a list of process and task instances in the system to which this user has no access.

Affected Products and Versions

  • IBM Business Process Manager Standard V8.0.x 8.5.x
  • IBM Business Process Manager Express V8.0.x 8.5.x
  • IBM Business Process Manager Advanced V8.0.x 8.5.x

Remediation/Fixes

Install the interim fix for APAR JR51391 as appropriate for your current IBM Business Process Manager version.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

2014-12-11 - initial 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:
15 June 2018

UID

swg21690559

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