Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is shipped with IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact as part of its server infrastructure. Information about a security vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty has been published in a security bulletin.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse Paho Java client could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to check the result when connecting to an MQTT server using TLS and setting a host name verifier. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to allow one MQTT server to impersonate another and provide the client library with incorrect information.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/167068 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact | 7.1.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation |
| IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact 7.1.0 | 7.1.0.27 | IJ41340 | Upgrade to IBM Tivoli Netcool Impact 7.1.0 FP27 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
03 Oct 2022: 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
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
05 October 2022
Initial Publish date:
03 October 2022
UID
ibm16826613