Security Bulletin: Open Source Apache Struts V1 ClassLoader manipulation vulnerability in GDS component of IBM® InfoSphere® Master Data Management - Collaborative Edition (CVE-2014-0114)

Summary

Apache Struts 1.X could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the failure to restrict the setting of Class Loader attributes. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the class parameter of an ActionForm object to manipulate the ClassLoader and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Vulnerability Details

CVE ID:CVE-2014-0114

CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92889&gt; for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management - Collaborative Edition Versions 11.3, 11.0, 10.1 and 10.0 – GDS component only.
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server for Product Information Management Versions 9.1 and 9.0 – GDS component only.

Remediation/Fixes

If you are using the GDS component, the recommended solution is to apply the fix as soon as practical. Please see below for information on the fixes available.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None known