Security Bulletin: IBM Content Classification is affected by a Open Source Commons FileUpload Apache Vulnerabilities

Summary

IBM Content Classification has addressed the following vulnerability. Apache Commons FileUpload,could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by deserialization of untrusted data in the DiskFileItem class of the FileUpload library. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the current process.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2016-1000031**
DESCRIPTION: *Apache Commons FileUpload, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by deserialization of untrusted data in the DiskFileItem class of the FileUpload library. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the current process_._
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/117957 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Content Classification 8.8

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRM|Remediation
—|—|—
IBM Content Classification| 8.8| Use IBM Content Classification 8.8 Fix Pack 10

Workarounds and Mitigations

None