Security Bulletin
Summary
A Cross-site request forgery vulnerability was addressed by IBM InfoSphere Information Server.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/162478 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
DESCRIPTION: IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/173353 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM InfoSphere Information Server: versions 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7
IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud: versions 11.5, and 11.7
Remediation/Fixes
|
Product |
VRMF |
APAR |
Remediation/First Fix |
|
InfoSphere Information Server, Information Server on Cloud |
11.7 |
--Apply InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.0 |
|
|
InfoSphere Information Server, |
11.5 |
--Apply InfoSphere Information Server version 11.5.0.2 |
|
| InfoSphere Information Server | 11.3 | JR61140 | --Upgrade to a new release where the issue is fixed |
In the United States and Canada dial 1-800-IBM-SERV
View the support contacts for other countries outside of the United States.
Electronically open a Service Request with Information Server Technical Support.
Workarounds and Mitigations
Get Notified about Future Security Bulletins
References
Acknowledgement
Vulnerability CVE-2019-4407 was reported to IBM by Bartomiej Stasiek of ING Tech Poland.
Vulnerability CVE-2019-4757 was reported to IBM by Pawel Gocyla.
Change History
01 November 2019: Original version published
05 November 2019: Updated acknowledgement
22 January 2020: Enhanced Information Server Framework 11.7 & 11.5 fix to also cover error handling path.
The fix for version 11.5 needs a new Information Server Framework patch, and an additional
Information Analyzer patch to be installed.
24 January 2020: Updated acknowledgement
*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
Document Location
Worldwide
Was this topic helpful?
Document Information
Modified date:
24 January 2020
UID
ibm10959633