Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights (CVE-2020-4949)

Security Bulletin

Summary

Websphere Application Server (WAS) is shipped as a component of IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights. Information about WebSphere Application Server vulnerability to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data ( CVE-2020-4949 ) has been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

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

Affected Products and Versions

Principal Product and Version(s)	Affected Supporting Product and Version(s)
IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights - All	Websphere Application Server 8.5
IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights v1.3.6.3	Websphere Application Server 9.0

Remediation/Fixes

For more information and recommended solutions see the full details disclosed in the security bulletin: WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to an XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2020-4949)

In summary, details for Predictive Insights WebSphere only:

For WebSphere v9.0.0.0 through 9.0.5.5:

For WebSphere v8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.18:

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

25 Mar 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.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
29 March 2021

Initial Publish date:
25 March 2021

UID

ibm16437411

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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights (CVE-2020-4949)