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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in WebSphere Application Server affect IBM Business Process Manager (BPM), WebSphere Process Server (WPS) and WebSphere Lombardi Edition (WLE) (Java CPU April 2017)

Created by Jens Engelke on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/560377
560377

Security Bulletin


Summary

WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM Business Process Manager, WebSphere Process Server, and WebSphere Lombardi Edition. WebSphere Application Server Liberty is shipped as a component of the optional BPM component Process Federation Server. Information about security vulnerabilities affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server Traditional and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty have been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

Please consult the Security Bulletin: WebSphere Application Server update of IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition for vulnerability details and information about fixes.

Additionally, IBM BPM, and WPS might be affected by the following vulnerability:

CVEID: CVE-2017-1289
DESCRIPTION: IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition is vulnerable XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume memory resources.
CVSS Base Score: 8.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125150 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

- IBM Business Process Manager V7.5.0.0 through V7.5.1.2

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.0.0.0 through V8.0.1.3

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.0.0 through V8.5.0.2

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.5.0

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.6.0 through V8.5.6.0 CF2

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.7.0 through V8.5.7.0 Cumulative Fix 2017.03

Note that 8.5.7.0 Cumulative Fix 2017.03 cannot automatically install interim fixes for the base Application Server. It is important to follow the complete installation instructions and manually ensure that recommended security fixes are installed.


For earlier and unsupported versions of the products, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

18 May 2017: 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

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

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 August 2019

UID

swg22003164

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