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Security Bulletin: Potential spoofing attack in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2020-4421)

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Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty using openidConnectServer feature could allow spoofing identity by an authenticated user. This has been addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-4421
DESCRIPTION:   IBM WebSphere Application Liberty could allow an authenticated user using openidconnect to spoof another users identify.
CVSS Base score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/180084 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) Version(s)
WebSphere Application Server Liberty 19.0.0.5-20.0.0.4

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the interim fix or FixPack containing APAR PH24154 for each named product as soon as practical. 

For WebSphere Application Server Liberty 19.0.0.5-20.0.0.4 using the openidConnectServer-1.0 feature: 
· Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fix and then apply Interim Fix PH24154
--OR--
· Apply Liberty Fix Pack 20.0.0.5 or later. 

Additional interim fixes may be available and linked off the interim fix download page.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

5 May 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
08 June 2020

UID

ibm16205926