Security Bulletin: IBM Tivoli Security Policy Manager (TSPM) Java API Documentation Frame Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2013-1571)

Abstract

Java API Documentation contains a frame injection vulnerability.

Content

VULNERABILITY DETAILS:

CVEID: CVE-2013-1571

**DESCRIPTION:**HTML documentation generated by the Javadoc tool used by TSPM contains a security vulnerability. The vulnerability allows an attacker to craft a malicious link to the documentation which injects arbitrary content into the mainframe. The injected content appears to originate from the site hosting the documentation, but in fact it is hosted elsewhere, and may contain malicious links or content. This type of attack is known as “clickjacking”.

The attack does not require authentication and may be exploited remotely if the HTML page is network available, but some degree of specialized knowledge and techniques are required. An exploit would not impact the confidentiality of information or the availability of the system, but data integrity could be compromised.

CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84715 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS:

Javadoc generated HTML used by:

• Tivoli Security Policy Manager versions 7.0, 7.1

REMEDIATION:
Users hosting publicly facing Java API Documentation are strongly encouraged to use Oracle’s Java API Documentation Updater Tool to update the HTML documentation provided with TSPM. This tool allows the existing Javadoc pages to be repaired in place.

The Tool is available to all Java users on www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/.

Workaround(s):
None

Mitigation(s):
None

REFERENCES:

• Complete CVSS v2 Guide
• On-line Calculator V2
• _CVE-2013-1571 _
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84715
• www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/

RELATED INFORMATION:
_IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal _
Java API Documentation Updater Tool

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
None

CHANGE HISTORY
24 June 2013: Original Copy Published
10 September 2015: Replaced CVSS Guide link

_*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 Flash. _

_Note: _According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an “industry open standard designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and priority of response.” IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.

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