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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Rational ClearCase (CVE-2018-1643)

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Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) is shipped as a component of IBM Rational ClearCase. Information about a security vulnerability affecting WAS has been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section.

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearCase Remote Client (CCRC) WAN server component.

Versions 8.0.0.x, 8.0.1.x, 9.0.0.x, 9.0.1.x:


  • This vulnerability only applies to the CCRC WAN server component, and only for certain levels of WebSphere Application Server.

Remediation/Fixes

Refer to the following security bulletins for vulnerability details and information about fixes addressed by IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) which is shipped with IBM Rational ClearCase.

NOTE:  There is a potential cross-site scripting vulnerability with the Installation Verification Tool (IVT) of WAS. On a standalone application server profile, the “ivtApp” application is used by the IVT. The application is also available as an installable Enterprise Application aRchive (EAR) file which is located at <WAS_HOME>/installableApps/ivtApp.ear.

The WAS profile/server-configuration must be manually updated by an administrator. Either installing a WebSphere patch, uninstalling "ivtApp", or updating "ivtApp" as specified in the corresponding WAS Security Bulletin (below) is necessary. The CCRC WAN server does not use "ivtApp" so it can be uninstalled from any existing profile with CCRC WAN server in it.

Note that if the WAS profile was created in a WAS version prior to 8.5.5.14, you will observe the security vulnerability even after installing the fix or updating WAS to 8.5.5.14.  You will need to additionally either uninstall "ivtApp" or update "ivtApp".

Principal Product and Version(s) Affected Supporting Product and Version Affected Supporting Product Security Bulletin
IBM Rational ClearCase, versions 8.0.0.x, 8.0.1.x, 9.0.0.x, 9.0.1.x IBM WebSphere Application Server version 8.0, 8.5, 9.0. Security Bulletin: Information Disclosure in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2018-1643)

ClearCase Versions
Applying the fix
8.0.0.x, 8.0.1.x, 9.0.0.x, 9.0.1.x
  1. Determine the WAS version used by your CCRC WAN server. Navigate to the CCRC profile directory (either the profile you specified when installing ClearCase, or <ccase-home>/common/ccrcprofile), then execute the script: bin/versionInfo.sh (UNIX) or bin\versionInfo.bat (Windows). The output includes a section "IBM WebSphere Application Server". Make note of the version listed in this section. Check your installed version of IBM WebSphere Application Server against this bulletin's list of vulnerable versions.
  2. Identify the latest available fix (per the bulletin listed above) for the version of WAS used for CCRC WAN server.
  3. Apply the appropriate WebSphere Application Server fix directly to your CCRC WAN server host. No ClearCase-specific steps are necessary.

For  8.0.x and earlier releases, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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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

* 30 January 2019: 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.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Internal Use Only

CVEID: CVE-2018-1643
DESCRIPTION: The Installation Verification Tool of IBM WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
CVSS Base Score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See  https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144588 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 January 2019

UID

ibm10869322

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