Security Bulletin
Summary
An Open Source Apache Struts vulnerability was disclosed in August 2014. Struts is used by SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2014-7809
DESCRIPTION: Apache Struts could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by predictable tokens. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass cross-site request forgery security measures.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/98963 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM SAN Volume Controller
IBM Storwize V7000
IBM Storwize V5000
IBM Storwize V3700
IBM Storwize V3500
IBM Storwize V7000 Flex
All products are affected when running supported releases 1.1 to 7.4.
Remediation/Fixes
IBM recommends that you fix this vulnerability by upgrading affected versions of IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize V7000, V5000, V3700 and V3500 to the following code levels or higher:
7.2.0.11
7.3.0.9
7.4.0.3
Latest SAN Volume Controller Code
Latest Storwize V7000 Code
Latest Storwize V5000 Code
Latest Storwize V3700 Code
Latest Storwize V3500 Code
IBM recommends that you fix this vulnerability by upgrading affected versions of IBM Storwize V7000 Flex to the following code level or higher:
7.2.0.11
Latest IBM Flex System V7000 Code
Workarounds and Mitigations
Although IBM recommends that you install a level of code with a fix for this vulnerability, you can mitigate, although not eliminate, your risk until you have done so by ensuring that all users who have access to the system are authenticated by another security system such as a firewall.
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
12 Jan 2015: First draft
*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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
19 August 2022
UID
ssg1S1005037