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Security Bulletin: Weaker than expected security in WebSphere Application Server (which is shipped with Jazz for Service Management) with SP800-131 transition mode (CVE-2018-1996)

Created by Bhanu Velampati on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/960103
960103

Security Bulletin


Summary

There is a potential for weaker than expected security in WebSphere Application Server with SP800-131 transition mode and SSL_TLSv2.

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

Jazz for Service Management version 1.1.3 - 1.1.3.3

Remediation/Fixes

Principal Product and Version(s) Affected Supporting Product and Version Affected Supporting Product Security Bulletin

Jazz for Service Management version 1.1.0 - 1.1.3.3

Websphere Application Server Full Profile 8.5.5

Security Bulletin: Weaker than expected security in WebSphere Application Server with SP800-131 transition mode (CVE-2018-1996)

Workarounds and Mitigations

Please refer to WAS interim fix.

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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

23 July 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.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
01 August 2019

UID

ibm10960103

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