Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM OpenPages may write sensitive data to server log files when the 'UI API' tracing is enabled per the System Tracing feature.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: IBM OpenPages may write sensitive information, under specific configurations, in clear text to the system tracing log files that could be obtained by a privileged user.
CVSS Base score: 4.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/290340 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM OpenPages | 9.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
In IBM OpenPages 9.0, enabling additional user interface tracing could potentially write sensitive data to debug log files when an administrator performs a password reset on a user whose passwords are managed by OpenPages native authentication. Fixes and installation instructions are provided at the URLs listed below:
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Product |
Remediation |
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For IBM OpenPages with Watson 9.0
- Apply 9.0.0.2 Interim Fix 2 (9.0.0.2.2) or later
Or - Apply 9.0 FixPack 3 (9.0.0.3) |
Download URL for 9.0.0.2 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-openpages-90-fix-pack-2 Download URL for 9.0.0.2.2 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-openpages-9002-interim-fix-2 Download URL for 9.0.0.3 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-openpages-90-fix-pack-3
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For IBM OpenPages v8.0/8.1/8.2 customers, IBM recommends to upgrade to a fixed and supported versions 8.3 or 9.0 of the product.
Workarounds and Mitigations
Disable UI API tracing in the System Tracing administration menu. See 'Enabling Trace Logging' topic in IBM OpenPages product documentation https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/openpages/9.0.0?topic=files-enabling-trace-logging
Environments where user passwords are not managed in OpenPages by an administrator, such as when Single Sign-On or LDAP authentication are used, are not affected.
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References
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Acknowledgement
Warren Lucas (IBM)
Change History
*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 Information
Modified date:
13 August 2024
UID
ibm17165392