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Security Bulletin: Apache CXF vulnerability identified in IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager (CVE-2020-1954)

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Summary

This security bulletin addresses the vulnerability in Open Source Apache CXF that affect IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-1954
DESCRIPTION:   Apache CXF is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack, caused by a flaw in JMX Integration. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch a man-in-the-middle attack and gain access to the communication channel between endpoints to obtain sensitive information or further compromise the system.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/178938 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) Version(s)
IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager 7.3.0.0-7.3.0.7

Remediation/Fixes

Fix VRMF APAR How to acquire fix
efix_TADDM7307_CXF3213_FP7200218.zip 7.3.0.5-7.3.0.7 None Download eFix

Note: Before TADDM 7.3.0.5, Java 7 was used and this CXF fix is applicable to Java8. Hence, no eFix can be provided for versions before 7.3.0.5

Workarounds and Mitigations

For customers on TADDM FixPack 3 or FixPack 4, recommendation is to upgrade to the latest version and then apply the efix directly.

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Change History

21 Jul 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:
22 October 2020

UID

ibm16253843