IBM Support

Security Bulletin: XML External Entity Processing in Castor might affect WebSphere Lombardi Edition (CVE-2014-3004)

Created by Jens Engelke on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/519599
519599

Security Bulletin


Summary

An XML External Entity Processing vulnerability has been reported for the Castor open source library that is used in WebSphere Lombardi Edition (WLE).

Vulnerability Details

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3004

Description: Castor Library could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. By sending specially-crafted XML data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
CVSS Temporal Score: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/93519 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

WebSphere Lombardi Edition V7.2

Remediation/Fixes

Install the interim fix for APAR JR51672 as appropriate for your current WebSphere Lombardi Edition version.

If you are on earlier unsupported releases, IBM strongly recommends to upgrade.

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

Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

2015-04-02 - 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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

[{"Product":{"code":"SSFPRP","label":"WebSphere Lombardi Edition"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Component":"Security","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"7.2.0.5;7.2.0.4;7.2.0.3;7.2.0.2;7.2.0.1;7.2","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg21690567

Page Feedback