Security Bulletin: Multiple security vulnerabilities has been identified in Websphere Application Server shipped with IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis (CVE-2016-0378, CVE-2016-3040, CVE-2016-5986, CVE-2016-5983)

Summary

Websphere Application Server - Liberty profile is shipped as a component of IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis. Information about a cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting Websphere Application Server has been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-0378**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by improper handling of exceptions when a default error page does not exist.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112240 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3040**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, caused by an open redirect vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to redirect a victim to arbitrary Web sites.
CVSS Base Score: 6.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114636 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-5983**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM WebSphere Application Server could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code with a serialized object from untrusted sources.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116468 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2016-5986**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the improper handling of responses under certain conditions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain server identification information.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116556 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis version 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.3.1 and 1.3.5

Remediation/Fixes

Principal Product and Version(s)

| Affected Supporting Product and Version| Fix details
—|—|—
IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis version 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.3.1 and 1.3.5| Websphere Application Server 8.5.5.6 - Liberty Profile| Fix available in fix central - http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%2BOperations%2BAnalytics&product=ibm/Tivoli/IBM+SmartCloud+Analytics±+Log+Analysis&release=1.3.5&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=1.3.5-TIV-IOALA-IF001-IV90770&includeRequisites=1&includeSupersedes=0&downloadMethod=http&source=fc

Please note:

1. DO NOT install WAS 8.5.5.9 or later fix packs as they are NOT supported by Log Analysis 1.3.x

Workarounds and Mitigations

Please refer to the interim fix from WAS available in fix central, link provided above