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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM ILOG Optimization Decision Manager Enterprise (CVE-2018-1996)

Created by Stephane Vincent on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/872606
872606

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM ILOG ODM Enterprise. Information about a security vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server has been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1996
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server could provide weaker than expected security, caused by the improper TLS configuration. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154650 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Principal Product and Version(s)

 Affected Supporting Product and Version
IBM ILOG ODM Enterprise v3.4 - v3.6.0.1 IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0

Remediation/Fixes

Please consult the security bulletin Weaker than expected security in WebSphere Application Server with SP800-131 transition mode for vulnerability details and information about fixes.

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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

12 March 2019: original document 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.

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Document Information

Modified date:
12 March 2019

UID

ibm10872606

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