Security Bulletin: ClassLoader manipulation with Apache Struts affecting Tivoli Integrated Portal (CVE-2014-0114)

Summary

There is a ClassLoader manipulation vulnerability in Apache Struts that is used by Tivoli Integrated Portal (TIP) & embedded Websphere Application Server (eWAS)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2014-0114

**DESCRIPTION:**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 using the class parameter of an ActionForm object to manipulate the ClassLoader and execute arbitrary code on the system. There is partial impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

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

Affected Products and Versions

Tivoli Integrated Portal (TIP) version 1.x and version 2.x

Remediation/Fixes

For TIP version 1.x (1.1.x, 1.1.1.x), the Interim fix (IFIX) from Websphere Application Server (WAS) can be applied to the affected environment. Please follow the below link to download the fix:

http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+Application+Server&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=6.1.0.31-WS-WAS-IFPI17190&includeSupersedes=0

For TIP version 2.x (2.1/2.2), please click on the below IBM Fix Central link to download the INTERIM FIX from TIP to install the fix in the affected environment. Readme is available as part of the Interim Fix zip file.

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=ibm%7ETivoli&product=ibm/Tivoli/Tivoli+Integrated+Portal&release=All&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=PI18558&source=fc

Note:

The fix for TIP 1.x is applicable only for TIP 1.1.1.15 FP & above (WAS 6.1.0.31 & above)

The fix for TIP 2.x is applicable to ALL fixpack levels of TIP 2.2 and some fixpack levels of TIP 2.1 (WAS 7.0.0.13 & above)

Please refer to this page for TIP-WAS version mapping:

<https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/26d4aa47-4fd6-460d-a93b-3ee8945324d6/entry/what_was_fixpacks_are_included_in_tip_fixpacks?lang=en&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None