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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Jasper, Version 8 Service Refresh 5 Fix Pack 33, used in Jetty Server 9.4.14 where Rational Change is deployed.

Security Bulletin


Summary

A security vulnerability in Jasper, Version 8 Service Refresh 5 Fix Pack 33, used in Jetty Server 9.4.14 is affecting IBM Rational Change.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-27216
DESCRIPTION:   Eclipse Jetty could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a race condition in the creation of the temporary subdirectory. By sending a specially-crafted request, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/190474 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Rational Change 5.3.2, 5.3.2.1, 5.3.2.2.

Remediation/Fixes


ProductVRFMAPARRemediation/Fix
Rational Change5.3.2.3None.
Upgrade to Rational Change 5.3.2.3 supporting Jetty 9.4.35 from IBM Passport Advantage and apply it.

NOTE:
Download the Rational Change 5.3.2.3 installation image by referring to the installation platform and its part number in the following list:
  • IBM Rational Change V5.3.2.3 Multi-platform Multilingual (CC5T0ML)  - Windows and Linux included.


Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

25 Jun 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

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
25 June 2021

Initial Publish date:
25 June 2021

UID

ibm16467063