Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Console could allow an attacker to execute a denial of service attack. (CVE-2018-1883)

Summary

A problem within the IBM MQ Console REST API could allow attackers to execute a denial of service attack preventing users from logging into the MQ Console REST API.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1883 DESCRIPTION: A problem within the IBM MQ Console REST API could allow attackers to execute a denial of service attack preventing users from logging into the MQ Console REST API.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/151969&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM MQ V9 CD

IBM MQ V9 CD versions 9.0.2 - 9.0.5

IBM MQ V9.1 LTS

IBM MQ V9.1 LTS versions 9.1.0.0

Remediation/Fixes

IBM MQ V9 CD

Upgrade to IBM MQ V9.1.1

IBM MQ V9.1 LTS

Apply FixPack 9.1.0.1

Workarounds and Mitigations

None