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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability ( CVE-2020-5016 ) has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights

Security Bulletin


Summary

Websphere Application Server (WAS) is shipped as a component of IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights. Information about WebSphere Application Server vulnerability( CVE-2020-5016 ) to a directory traversal vulnerability 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 - AllWebsphere Application Server 8.5
IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights v1.3.6.3Websphere 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 a directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2020-5016)


In summary, details for Predictive Insights WebSphere only:

For WebSphere v9.0.0.0 through 9.0.5.5:

For more information and recommended solutions see the full details disclosed in the security bulletin: Security Bulletin: WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2020-5016)

For WebSphere v8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.18:

For more information and recommended solutions see the full details disclosed in the security bulletin: WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2020-5016)

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

Change History

07 Jul 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:
30 July 2021

Initial Publish date:
07 July 2021

UID

ibm16470561

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