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Security Bulletins: There is a security vulnerability in the XLXP-C component which is shipped in IBM Integration Bus and App Connect Enterprise (CVE-2018-1801)

Created by Avinash Jhawar on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/795780
795780

Security Bulletin


Summary

There is a security vulnerability in the XLXP-C component which is shipped in IBM Integration Bus and App Connect Enterprise. A successful exploitation of the vulnerability could lead to a denial of service attack.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1801
DESCRIPTION: IBM Integration Bus is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume memory resources.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/149639 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:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM App Connect V11.0.0.0 - V11.0.0.1

IBM Integration Bus V10.0.0.0 -V10.0.0.13       

IBM Integration Bus V9.0.0.0 - V9.0.0.10

WebSphere Message Broker V8.0.0.0 -V8.0.0.9

Remediation/Fixes

Product
VRMF
 APAR
Remediation / Fix
IBM App Connect V11.0.0.0-V11.0.0.1 IT19007
The APAR is available in fix pack 11.0.0.2
IBM Integration Bus V10.0.0.0 - V10.0.0.13 IT19007
The APAR is available in fix pack 10.0.0.14 except for AIX - see IT26013
IBM Integration Bus V10.0.0.0 - V10.0.0.14 IT26013
For AIX apply this Interim fix for APAR IT26013 on the top of fix pack 10.0.0.15
Interim fix available here --> IBM Fix Central
IBM Integration Bus V9.0.0.0 - V9.0.0.10 IT19007
The APAR is available in fix pack 9.0.0.11

WebSphere Message Broker

 V8.0.0.0 - V8.0.0.9 IT19007 Contact IBM support to request for Fix APAR

Websphere Message Broker V8 is no longer in full support; IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.
If you are a customer with extended support and require a fix, contact IBM support. 

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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

18 January 2019

*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 Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
23 March 2020

UID

ibm10795780

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