Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a potential man-in-the-middle attack in Apache CXF used by WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2018-8039)
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-8039
DESCRIPTION: Apache CXF could allow a remote attacker to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack. The TLS hostname verification does not work correctly with com.sun.net.ssl interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch a man-in-the-middle attack.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/145516 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis version 1.3.5
Remediation/Fixes
| Principal Product and Version | Fix details |
| IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis version 1.3.5 | Security Bulletin: Potential MITM attack in Apache CXF used by WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2018-8039) |
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References
Change History
31 December 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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Document Information
Modified date:
27 December 2018
UID
ibm10792725