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Security Bulletin: An HttpClient security vulnerability has been identified with the embedded Content Manager used by IBM Business Automation Workflow (CVE-2012-5783)

Created by Wayne Chen on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/885550
885550

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Business Automation Workflow has addressed the following security vulnerability with the embedded Content Manager. Apache Commons HttpClient could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, caused by the failure to verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of the X.509 certificate. By persuading a victim to visit a website containing a specially-crafted certificate, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to spoof an SSL server. For more information, refer to the following X-Force database entries.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2012-5783
DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons HttpClient could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, caused by the failure to verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of the X.509 certificate. By persuading a victim to visit a Web site containing a specially-crafted certificate, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to spoof an SSL server.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79984 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Business Automation Workflow V18.0.0.1

Remediation/Fixes

Install interim fix JR60697 as appropriate for your current IBM Business Automation Workflow:


For IBM Business Automation Workflow V18.0.0.1
· Upgrade to at least IBM Business Automation Workflow V18.0.0.1 as required by iFix and then apply iFix JR60697
--OR--
· Apply cumulative fix IBM Business Automation Workflow V19.0.0.2 (latest recommended)

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References

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

23 May, 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.

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Internal Use Only

Advisory ID 11709 / Product Record ID none /  CVE-2012-5783
https://jazzy01.hursley.ibm.com:9443/ccm/web/projects/Business%20Process%20Manager#action=com.ibm.team.workitem.viewWorkItem&id=322973

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
01 July 2019

UID

ibm10885550

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