Security Bulletin: Security vulnerabilities have been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server used by IBM Rational ClearQuest (CVE-2020-4276, CVE-2020-4362, CVE-2020-4329)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) is used by the IBM Rational ClearQuest server and web components. Information about security vulnerabilities affecting WAS have been published in multiple security bulletins.

Vulnerability Details

Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Rational ClearQuest	8.0.0
IBM Rational ClearQuest	8.0.1
IBM Rational ClearQuest	9.0
IBM Rational ClearQuest	9.0.1
IBM Rational ClearQuest	9.0.2

Remediation/Fixes

Refer to the following security bulletin(s) for vulnerability details and information about fixes addressed by IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS), which is used by IBM Rational ClearQuest.

Principal Product and Version(s)	Affected Supporting Product and Version	Affected Supporting Product Security Bulletin
IBM Rational ClearQuest, versions 8.0.0.x, 8.0.1.x, 9.0.0.x, 9.0.1.x, 9.0.2.x	IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5 and 9.0.	Security Bulletin: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2020-4276) Security Bulletin: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2020-4362) Security Bulletin: Information disclosure in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2020-4329)

ClearQuest Versions	Applying the fix
8.0.0.x, 8.0.1.x, 9.0.0.x, 9.0.1.x, 9.0.2.x	Apply the appropriate IBM WebSphere Application Server fix (see bulletin link above) directly to your CM server host. No ClearQuest-specific steps are necessary.

For 8.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1.x and earlier releases, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

25 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:
24 May 2020

Initial Publish date:
25 May 2020

UID

ibm16216024

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Security Bulletin: Security vulnerabilities have been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server used by IBM Rational ClearQuest (CVE-2020-4276, CVE-2020-4362, CVE-2020-4329)