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Security Bulletin: WebSphere Application Server LIBERTY is not honoring SSL transport in limited situations affects IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center

Created by Jian Jin on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/729445
729445

Security Bulletin


Summary

WebSphere Application Server LIBERTY is not honoring SSL transport in limited situations, affects IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1755
DESCRIPTION: WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by incorrect transport being used when Liberty is configured to use Java Authentication SPI for Containers (JASPIC). This can happen when the Application Server is configured to permit access on non-secure (http) port and using JASPIC or JSR375 authentication.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148597 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Spectrum LSF Application Center 10.2

Remediation/Fixes

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VRMF

APAR

Remediation/First Fix

Spectrum LSF Application Center

10.2

None

  1. Download the fix PH01295 of WebSphere Application Server Liberty from the following location: https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10728621
  2. Follow ‘18.0.0.1 Readme for Liberty Archive’ or ‘18.0.0.2 Readme for Liberty Archive’ to apply the fix.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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References

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Change History

28 Aug 2018: original version created

*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 Information

Modified date:
25 September 2018

UID

ibm10729445