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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server OpenID Connect affects IBM Performance Management products

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server OpenID Connect could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper deserialization. By sending a specially-crafted request to the RP service, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1851
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server OpenID Connect could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper deserialization. By sending a specially-crafted request to the RP service, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150999 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:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Monitoring 8.1.3
IBM Application Diagnostics 8.1.3
IBM Application Performance Management 8.1.3
IBM Application Performance Management Advanced 8.1.3
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management, Base Private 8.1.4
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management, Advanced Private 8.1.4
 

Remediation/Fixes

Product Product VRMF Remediation

IBM Application Performance Management, Base Private

IBM Application Performance Management, Advanced Private

8.1.4

The vulnerabilities can be remediated by applying the following 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SERVER-IF0008 server patch to the system where the Cloud APM server is installed: https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10874776

IBM Monitoring

IBM Application Diagnostics

IBM Application Performance Management

IBM Application Performance Management Advanced

8.1.3

The vulnerabilities can be remediated by applying the following 8.1.3.0-IBM-IPM-SERVER-IF0015 server patch to the system where the APM server is installed: https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm%2FTivoli&product=ibm/Tivoli/IBM+Tivoli+Monitoring&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=8.1.3.0-IBM-IPM-SERVER-IF0015&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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Change History

Original version published 29 March 2019

*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

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Document Information

Modified date:
03 April 2019

UID

ibm10878867