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Open Source Apache Struts 2.5 Vulnerability (CVE-2017-7525)

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Summary

Old versions of the TeamCity Source Config plugin uses a vulnerable library.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-7525
DESCRIPTION: Apache Struts could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a deserialization flaw within the Jackson JSON library in the readValue method of the ObjectMapper. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134639 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

All versions of the TeamCity source config plugin v1-v13 are affected.
These versions are bundled by default with versions of UrbanCode Deploy before 7.0.1.1.

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to the TeamCity source config plugin on the UrbanCode Deploy server to v14 or later.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Upgrade the affected plugin, or don't use it in any components.

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References

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
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*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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Document Information

Modified date:
10 January 2019

UID

ibm10744809

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