Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a potential infomation disclosure vulnerability that affects the Java Server Faces (JSF) component used by WebSphere Application Server. There is a potential infomation disclosure vulnerability that affects the MyFaces component used by JSF in WebSphere Application Server.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-1583
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by improper error handling by MyFaces in JSF.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/132342 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2011-4343
DESCRIPTION: Apache MyFaces could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using specially crafted parameters to inject EL expressions into input fields mapped as view parameters and obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/132287 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
This vulnerability affects all versions of Liberty for Java in IBM Bluemix up to and including v3.13.
Remediation/Fixes
To upgrade to Liberty for Java v3.14-20171013-1023 or higher, you must re-stage or re-push your application.
To find the current version of Liberty for Java in IBM Bluemix being used, from the command-line Cloud Foundry client by running the following commands:
cf ssh <appname> -c cat "staging_info.yml"
Look for the following lines:
{"detected_buildpack":"Liberty for Java(TM) (WAR, liberty-17.0.0_3, buildpack-v3.14-20171013-1023, ibmjdk-1.8.0_20170727, env)","start_command":".liberty/initial_startup.rb"}
To re-stage your application using the command-line Cloud Foundry client, use the following command:
cf restage <appname>
To re-push your application using the command-line Cloud Foundry client, use the following command:
cf push <appname>
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
xx October 2017: 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 June 2018
UID
swg22009704