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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Apache Tomcat affects the IBM FlashSystem V840 and V9000

Security Bulletin


Summary

A vulnerability exists in Apache Tomcat to which the IBM FlashSystem™ V840 and FlashSystem V9000 are susceptible (CVE-2018-11784). An exploit of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to redirect a user to arbitrary websites.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-11784
DESCRIPTION: Apache Tomcat could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, caused by an open redirect vulnerability in the default servlet. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to redirect a victim to arbitrary Web sites.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150860 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Storage Node machine type and models (MTMs) affected:

  • 9846-AE1 and 9848-AE1
  • 9846-AE2 and 9848-AE2
  • 9846-AE3 and 9848-AE3
 

Controller Node MTMs affected:

  • 9846-AC0 and 9848-AC0
  • 9846-AC1 and 9848-AC1
  • 9846-AC2 and 9848-AC2
  • 9846-AC3 and 9848-AC3

Supported storage node code versions which are affected
  • VRMFs prior to 1.4.8.2
  • VRMFs prior to 1.5.2.5
  • VRMFs prior to 1.6.1.0

Supported controller node code versions which are affected
· VRMFs prior to 7.8.1.8
· VRMFs prior to 8.1.3.4
· VRMFs prior to 8.2.0.2

Remediation/Fixes

MTMs

 VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
Storage nodes:
9846-AE1, 9848-AE1, 9846-AE2, 9848-AE2, 9846-AE3, & 9848-AE3

Controller nodes: 
9846-AC0, 9846-AC1, 9848-AC0, 9848-AC1, 9846-AC2, 9848-AC2, 9846-AC3, & 9848-AC3
Code fixes are now available, the minimum VRMF containing the fix depends on the code stream: 

Fixed Code VRMF 
1.6 stream: 1.6.1.0
1.5 stream: 1.5.2.5
1.4 stream: 1.4.8.2

Controller Node VRMF 
8.2 stream: 8.2.0.2
8.1 stream: 8.1.3.4
7.8 stream: 7.8.1.8
 N/A FlashSystem V840 fixes or FlashSystem V9000 fixes for storage and controller node are available @ IBM’s Fix Central

Workarounds and Mitigations

Upgrade to a remediated code level.

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

None.

Change History

28 June 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

Adv. 13522

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
03 July 2019

UID

ibm10957185

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