Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Apache Solr (lucene) affects IBM InfoSphere Information Server

Security Bulletin

Summary

A vulnerability in Apache Solr (lucene) was addressed by IBM InfoSphere Information Server.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-3164
DESCRIPTION: Apache Solr is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by not having corresponding allowlist mechanism in the shards parameter. By using a specially-crafted argument, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct SSRF attack.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156956 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:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

The following products, running on all supported platforms, are affected:
IBM InfoSphere Information Server: versions 11.5, 11.7
IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud: versions 11.5, 11.7

Remediation/Fixes

InfoSphere Information Server, Information Server on Cloud	11.7	JR61261 JR61282	--Apply InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.0 --Apply InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.1.0 Service Pack 2
InfoSphere Information Analyzer, InfoSphere Data Quality Exception Console, Information Server on Cloud	11.5	JR61261 JR61282	--Upgrade to a fixed release

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Acknowledgement

None

Change History

11 July 2019: Original Version Published
25 March 2020: Corrected product names in Remediation table
14 January 2021: JR61282 addressed Data Quality Exception Console & Information Analyzer on the services tier for version 11.7

*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

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Apache Solr (lucene) affects IBM InfoSphere Information Server