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Security Bulletin: Weaker than expected security in IBM API Connect (CVE-2017-1386)

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability which allows the possibility of bypassing password policy.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1386
DESCRIPTION: IBM API Connect could allow a user to bypass policy restrictions and create non-compliant passwords which could be intercepted and decrypted using man in the middle techniques.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/127160 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected API Connect

Affected Versions
IBM API Connect5.0.0.0-5.0.7.1
IBM API Management4.0.0.0-4.0.4.5

Remediation/Fixes

Product

VRMF
APAR
Remediation / First Fix
IBM API Connect 5.0.7.1LI79690APIConnect_Management

https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm%7EWebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+API+Connect&release=5.0.7.0&platform=All&function=all
IBM API Connect5.0.6.3LI79690APIConnect_Management

https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm%7EWebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+API+Connect&release=5.0.6.2&platform=All&function=all
IBM API Management4.0.4.6LI79690APIManagement-ManagementAppliance

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=ibm%2FWebSphere%3C%2Fa%3E&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+API+Management&release=4.0.4.5&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=4.0.4.6-APIManagement-AdvancedPortal-20170707-1023.ova,4.0.4.6-APIManagement-ManagementAppliance-20170706-1253_e11ee13f0a95.vcrypt2,4.0.4.6-APIManagement-AdvancedPortal-20170707-1023.sh,4.0.4.6-APIManagement-ManagementAppliance-20170706-1253_e11ee13f0a95.ova&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

19 July 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg22004981

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