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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Apache Solr (lucene) affects IBM InfoSphere Information Server

Security Bulletin


Summary

A vulnerability in Apache Solr (lucene) was addressed by IBM InfoSphere Information Server.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-8010
DESCRIPTION: Apache Solr could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an XML external entity expansion (XXE) in config files (solrconfig.xml, schema.xml, managed-schema). By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary local files and obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/143557 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

The following products, running on all supported platforms, are affected:
IBM InfoSphere Information Server: version 11.7
IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud: version 11.7

Remediation/Fixes

Product

 VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
InfoSphere Information Server, Information Server on Cloud 11.7 JR59637 --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.0.1
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.0.1 Service Pack 1

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

Change History

13 July 2018: Original Version Published

*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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Internal Use Only

PS 115704

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Document Information

Modified date:
13 July 2018

UID

swg22017447

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