Security Bulletin
Summary
By default, communications between the Tivoli Enterprise Portal client and server are not encrypted which can cause the following vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-1181
DESCRIPTION: IBM Tivoli Monitoring Portal client could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges for IBM Tivoli Monitoring, caused by default console connection not being encrypted.
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123487 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2017-1183
DESCRIPTION: IBM Tivoli Monitoring Portal could allow a local (network adjacent) attacker to modify SQL commands to the Portal Server, when default client-server communications, HTTP, are being used.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123494 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2017-1182
DESCRIPTION: IBM Tivoli Monitoring Portal could allow a local (network adjacent) attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, when default client-server default communications, HTTP, are being used.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123493 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Tivoli Portal Server (KCQ component) versions 6.2.2 Fix Pack 9, 6.2.3 through 6.2.3 Fix Pack 5 and 6.3.0 through 6.3.0 Fix Pack 7
Remediation/Fixes
The patches below update the default configuration for the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server (kcq component)
Fix | VRMF | How to acquire fix |
6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0007-IV96017 | 6.3.0 | http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043856 |
6.2.3-TIV-ITM-FP0005-IV96017 | 6.2.3 | |
6.2.2-TIV-ITM-FP0009-IV96017 | 6.2.2 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
The Tivoli Enterprise Portal server can be secured using existing product configuration settings as documented at the links below (Note: the documentation applies to all affected releases):
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSTFXA_6.3.0/com.ibm.itm.doc_6.3/install/ed_ssl.htm
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References
Acknowledgement
Lukasz Mikula at ING Services Polska
Change History
11 May 2017 Draft Bulletin created
10 July 2017 Bulletin 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.
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Product Synonym
ITM
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg22003402