Security Bulletin: Incorrect authorization in IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Saved Search Admin (CVE-2014-4802)

Summary

When you create and run a saved search from the Saved Search Admin tab of the Process Admin Console, the result set might contain tasks or instances that the current user is not authorized to see.

Vulnerability Details

CVE ID:CVE-2014-4802

DESCRIPTION:
IBM Business Process Manager Saved Search Admin allows authenticated users to create named queries that might expose an unfiltered result set that the user is not authorized to see.

Note: The unauthorized user is not able to perform any actions on tasks or processes in the result list.

CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 4.0
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95304&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

• IBM Business Process Manager Standard V8.0, 8.0.1, 8.5, and 8.5.5
• IBM Business Process Manager Express V8.0, 8.0.1, 8.5, and 8.5.5
• IBM Business Process Manager Advanced V8.0, 8.0.1, 8.5, and 8.5.5

Remediation/Fixes

Install interim fix JR50984 as appropriate for your current IBM Business Process Manager version.

* [_IBM Business Process Manager Express_](<http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+Business+Process+Manager+Express&release=All&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=JR50984>)
* [_IBM Business Process Manager Standard_](<http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+Business+Process+Manager+Standard&release=All&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=JR50984>)
* [_IBM Business Process Manager Advanced_](<http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/IBM+Business+Process+Manager+Advanced&release=All&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=JR50984>)

Workarounds and Mitigations

None