Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server affects multiple IBM Rational products based on IBM Jazz technology (CVE-2016-0377)

Summary

A vulnerability with an improper setting in a secure console cookie in WebSphere Application Server bundled with IBM Jazz Team Server based Applications affects multiple products: Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM), Rational DOORS Next Generation (RDNG), Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager (RELM), Rational Team Concert (RTC), Rational Quality Manager (RQM), and Rational Rhapsody Design Manager (Rhapsody DM).

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-0377**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM WebSphere Application Server could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by the improper setting of a CSRFtoken cookie.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112238 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 3.0.1.6 - 6.0.2

Rational Quality Manager 3.0.1.6
Rational Quality Manager 4.0 - 4.0.7
Rational Quality Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Quality Manager 6.0 - 6.0.2

Rational Team Concert 3.0.1.6
Rational Team Concert 4.0 - 4.0.7
Rational Team Concert 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Team Concert 6.0 - 6.0.2

Rational DOORS Next Generation 4.0 - 4.0.7
Rational DOORS Next Generation 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational DOORS Next Generation 6.0 - 6.0.2

Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 4.0.3 - 4.0.7
Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 6.0 - 6.0.2

Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 4.0 - 4.0.7
Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 6.0 - 6.0.2

Remediation/Fixes

The IBM Jazz Team Server based Applications bundle different versions of WAS with the available versions of the products, and also support some previous versions of WAS, in addition to the bundled version. For a remediation follow the WAS security bulletin appropriately:

1. Review the Security Bulletin:_ Information Disclosure in IBM WebSphere Application Server in the Admin Console (CVE-2016-0377)_ for vulnerability details.

2. Check the version of WAS, if any, that your deployment is actually using, and compare it against the list of affected versions in the WAS security bulletin.

3. Review the Remediation/Fixes section in the Security Bulletin: Information Disclosure in IBM WebSphere Application Server in the Admin Console (CVE-2016-0377) for a solution for the WAS version that your deployment is using.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None