Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in WebSphere Application Server affect IBM Rational products based on IBM Jazz technology

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities in WebSphere Application Server traditional and Liberty bundled with IBM Jazz Team Server based Applications affect the following products: Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM), Rational DOORS Next Generation (RDNG), Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager (RELM), Rational Team Concert (RTC), Rational Quality Manager (RQM), Rational Rhapsody Design Manager (Rhapsody DM) and Rational Software Architect Design Manager (RSA DM).

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1741**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM WebSphere Application Server could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by improper handling of Administrative Console panel fields. When exploited an attacker could read files on the file system.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134931 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2017-1788**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM WebSphere Application Server installations using Form Login could allow a remote attacker to conducts spoofing attacks.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137031 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 5.0 - 6.0.5

Rational Quality Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Quality Manager 6.0 - 6.0.5

Rational Team Concert 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Team Concert 6.0 - 6.0.5

Rational DOORS Next Generation 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational DOORS Next Generation 6.0 - 6.0.5

Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Engineering Lifecycle Manager 6.0 - 6.0.5

Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 6.0 - 6.0.5

Rational Software Architect Design Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Software Architect Design Manager 6.0 - 6.0.1

Remediation/Fixes

The IBM Jazz Team Server based Applications bundle different versions of IBM WebSphere Application Server with the available versions of the products, and in addition to the bundled version some previous versions of WAS are also supported. For a remediation follow the WAS security bulletin appropriately:

1. For vulnerability details, review the Security Bulletins:

• Security Bulletin: Information disclosure in WebSphere Application Server Admin Console (CVE-2017-1741)

• Security Bulletin: Potential spoofing attack in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2017-1788)

• Check the version of WAS, if any, that your deployment is actually using, and compare it against the list of affected versions in the security bulletins.

• Review the Remediation/Fixes section for available fixes in the version that you are using.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None