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Security Bulletin: Novalink is impacted running oauth-2.0 or openidConnectServer-1.0 server features vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server Liberty (CVE-2020-4590)

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Summary

Novalink uses WebSphere Application Server Liberty. There is a running oauth-2.0 or openidConnectServer-1.0 server features vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server Liberty (CVE-2020-4590)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-4590
DESCRIPTION:   IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 20.0.0.9 running oauth-2.0 or openidConnectServer-1.0 server features is vulnerable to a denial of service attack conducted by an authenticated client. IBM X-Force ID: 184650.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184650 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
NovaLink1.0.0.16

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to upgrade to Novalink version 1.0.0.16-201030-3693 or later

http://public.dhe.ibm.com/systems/virtualization/Novalink/readme/NovaLink_1.0.0.16_readme.html

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

05 Nov 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:
09 November 2020

Initial Publish date:
05 November 2020

UID

ibm16364999