Security Bulletin: Security Vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server affects Tivoli Storage Productivity Center (CVE-2015-1920)

Summary

WebSphere Application Server that is shipped and used by Tivoli Storage Productivity Center could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by connecting to a management port and executing a specific sequence of instructions.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-1920**
DESCRIPTION:** WebSphere Application Server could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by connecting to a management port and executing a specific sequence of instructions.
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See _<https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/102404&gt;_ for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

‘Importing HTML’.

Affected Products and Versions

Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.2.0 through 5.2.6
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.1.0 through 5.1.1.7
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 4.2.0 through 4.2.2.195
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 4.1.x
TotalStorage Productivity Center 3.3.x

The versions listed above apply to all licensed offerings of Tivoli Storage Productivity Center, including IBM SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center Storage Analytics Engine.

System Storage Productivity Center is affected if it has one of the Tivoli Storage Productivity Center versions listed above installed on it

Remediation/Fixes

The solution is to apply an appropriate Tivoli Storage Productivity Center fix maintenance for each named product and execute the manual steps listed below. The solution should be implemented as soon as practicable.

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Note:** It is always recommended to have a current backup before applying any update procedure.

Tivoli Storage Productivity Center V5
Apply the Tivoli Storage Productivity Center fix maintenance as soon as practicable. (See Latest Downloads.)

Manual update steps are required in addition to applying 5.1.1.8 and are listed below this table.| July 2015
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.1.1.8 includes:

• Tivoli Integrated Portal 2.2.0.15
  • WebSphere Application Server 7.0.0.35

Additional step for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.1.1.8:
Apply WebSphere Application Server 7.0 interim fix PI38302 to Tivoli Integrated Portal. See the WebSphere Application Server security bulletin for more info.

Tivoli Storage Productivity Center V4
Apply the Tivoli Storage Productivity Center fix pack as soon as practicable (See Latest Downloads.) and follow the manual steps provided.

Manual update steps are required in addition to applying 4.2.2 FP10 and are listed below this table.| August 2015

Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 4.2.2 FP10 includes:

• Tivoli Integrated Portal 1.1.1.19
  • WebSphere Application Server 6.1.0.45
    Note: For Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 4.1.x and TotalStorage Productivity Center 3.3.x, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported release of the product.

Additional steps for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 4.2.x:

1. Apply embedded WebSphere Application Server fix pack 6.1.0.47 to Tivoli Storage Productivity Center for Replication if you have not done so before. See Upgrade of embedded WebSphere Application Server fix pack installation procedure for IBM Tivoli Productivity Center for Replication V4.2.2.4 for directions.
2. Apply WebSphere Application Server 6.1 interim fix PI45311 to update the IBM SDK for the Replication Server. See the WebSphere Application Server security bulletin for more info.
3. Apply WebSphere Application Server 6.1 interim fix PI45311 to Tivoli Integrated Portal. See the WebSphere Application Server security bulletin for more info.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

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IBM Security Alerts _
_Security Bulletin: Security Vulnerability in IBM Java SDK affect WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2015-1920)

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in current releases of the IBM® SDK, Java™ Technology Edition

Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

None

Change History

31 August 2015: Original Version Published

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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