Security Bulletin: Security vulnerability in Apache Commons FileUpload might affect IBM Business Process Manager, WebSphere Process Server, and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus (CVE-2016-1000031)

Summary

A vulnerability for Apache Commons FileUpload before 1.3.3 has been reported which allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-1000031 DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons FileUpload, as used in certain products, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by deserialization of untrusted data in DiskFileItem class of the FileUpload library. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the current process.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/117957&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:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

- IBM Business Process Manager V7.5.0.0 through V7.5.1.2

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.0.0.0 through V8.0.1.3

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.0.0 through V8.5.0.2

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.5.0

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.6.0 through V8.5.6.0 CF2

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.7.0 through V8.5.7.0 Cumulative Fix 2017.06

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.6.0.0 through V8.6.0.0 Cumulative Fix 2018.03

- IBM Business Automation Worfklow V18.0.0.0

- IBM Business Process Manager Enterprise Service Bus V8.6.0.0

- WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V7.0.0.0 through V7.0.0.5

- WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus Registry Edition V7.0.0.0 through V7.0.0.5

- WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V7.5.0.0 through V7.5.1.2

- WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus Registry Edition V7.5.0.0 through V7.5.1.2

- WebSphere Process Server V7.0.0.0 through V7.0.0.5

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the Interim Fix (iFix) or Cumulative Fix (CF) containing APAR JR58572 as soon as practical:

• IBM Business Automation Workflow
• IBM Business Process Manager
• IBM Business Process Manager Advanced
• IBM Business Process Manager Standard
• IBM Business Process Manager Express
• WebSphere Process Server
• WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus (including WESB Registry Edition)

IBM Business Process Manager also needs JR58611:

• IBM Business Process Manager (including IBM BPM ESB)
• IBM Business Process Manager Advanced
• IBM Business Process Manager Standard
• IBM Business Process Manager Express

WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM Business Process Manager, WebSphere Process Server and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus. WebSphere Application Server Liberty is shipped as a component of the optional BPM component Process Federation Server. Please consult the security bulletin

• Security Bulletin: Security vulnerability in Apache Commons FileUpload used by WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2016-1000031)

for vulnerability details and information about fixes for WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty.

Because IBM Business Process Manager V7.5, V8.0 and WebSphere Process Server V7.0 are out of general support, fixes for V7.0, V7.5, V8.0 for these products and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus V7.0 and V7.5 and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus Registry Edition V7.0 and V7.5 can be requested from IBM support by eligible customers.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None