IT49375: IBM STORAGE INSIGHTS SECURITY APAR FOR CVE-2018-1000632, CVE-2020-10683

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• CVEID: CVE-2018-1000632
  Description: dom4j could allow a remote attacker to execute
  arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper input
  validation in multiple methods. By sending a specially-crafted
  XML content, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to
  execute arbitrary code on the system.
  CWE: CWE-91: XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)
  CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
  CVSS Base Score: 7.3
  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
  
  CVEID: CVE-2020-10683
  Description: dom4j could allow a remote authenticated attacker
  to obtain sensitive information, caused by an XML external
  entity (XXE) error when processing XML data. By sending
  specially crafted XML data, a remote attacker could exploit this
  vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
  CWE: CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity
  Reference
  CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
  CVSS Base Score: 5.3
  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Storage Insights users                                   *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * SECURITY APAR FOR:                                           *
  * CVE-2018-1000632, CVE-2020-10683                             *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is contained in the following release:
  
  IBM Storage Insights 2Q26   [ 54X-IBM-SI ]
  ( release target 2Q 2026 / June )
  
  To protect IBM Storage Insights against emerging
  security vulnerabilities, the service was updated to
  protected against vulnerabilities.
  
  No action is required, there is nothing that you need
  to do following the IBM Storage Insights upgrade.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  STORAGE INSIGHT

• Fixed component ID

  5608TPCSI

Applicable component levels