Security Bulletin
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities in Open Source Apache Tomcat reported by The Apache Software Foundation affect IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager (TADDM)
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: Apache Tomcat could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a file read/inclusion vulnerability in the AJP connector. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read web application files from a vulnerable server and upload malicious JavaServer Pages (JSP) code within a variety of file types and execute arbitrary code on the system. Note: This vulnerability is known as Ghostcat.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176562 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager | 7.3.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
Below eFix is prepared on top of the latest 7.3.0.0 (7.3.0.1 - 7.3.0.7 not affected)
| Fix | VRMF | APAR | How to acquire fix |
|
efix_tomcat70100_201411291020.zip |
7.3.0.0 | None | Download eFix |
Please get familiar with eFix readme in etc/<efix_name>_readme.txt
Note that the eFix requires manual deletion of the external/apache-tomcat directory.
Workarounds and Mitigations
The above eFix is applicable only to 7.3.0.0 and can be downloaded and applied directly.
Note :
TADDM 7.3.0.1 - 7.3.0.7 are not affected as they use WebSphere Liberty Profile.
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
22 Apr 2020: Initial Publication
*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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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
24 July 2020
UID
ibm16202740