Security Bulletin: IBM InfoSphere Governance Catalog is vulnerable to an Open Redirection vulnerability

Summary

An Open Redirection vulnerability was addressed by IBM InfoSphere Governance Catalog.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1875
DESCRIPTION: IBM InfoSphere Information Server could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/151639&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

The following products, running on all supported platforms, are affected:
IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog: versions 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7
IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud: version 11.5, and 11.7

Remediation/Fixes

Product

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VRMF

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APAR

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Remediation/First Fix

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InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog, Information Server on Cloud

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11.7

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JR60118

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–Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.0.2
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server _ 11.7.0.2 Service Pack 1_

--For IBM InfoSphere Information Server Enterprise Edition in a containerized environment, apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.1.0

InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog, Information Server on Cloud

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11.5

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JR60118

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--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.5.0.2
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.5 Service Pack 5

InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog

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11.3

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JR60118

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--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version _ 11.3.1.2 _
--Apply Information Governance Catalog Security patch

Contact Technical Support:

In the United States and Canada dial 1-800-IBM-SERV
View the support contacts for other countries outside of the United States.
Electronically open a Service Request with Information Server Technical Support.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None