Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerability in Apache Struts affects IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager (CVE-2020-17530).
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-17530
DESCRIPTION: Apache Struts could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a forced double OGNL evaluation on raw user input in tag attributes. By sending specially crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192743 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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 | 7.3.0.7 - 7.3.0.8 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Fix | VRMF | APAR | How to acquire fix |
| efix_struts2.5.26_FP8201126.zip | 7.3.0.7 - 7.3.0.8 | None | Download eFix |
Note: Please refer the "How to install" section of the efix_readme.txt while applying the above efix.
Workarounds and Mitigations
The eFix can be downloaded and applied directly on the applicable versions mentioned above.
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
20 Jan 2021: 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
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Document Information
Modified date:
13 April 2022
Initial Publish date:
20 January 2021
UID
ibm16406954