Security Bulletin: Information disclosure CVE-2016-5935 affects IBM Dashboard Application Services Hub (DASH) v3.1.3

Summary

IBM Dashboard Application Services Hub, a part of IBM Jazz for Service Management (JazzSM), could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. There is a lack of certificate verification when connecting to remote datastores from WebSphere Admin Console in federation scenarios.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-5935**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM Jazz for Service Management could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly validate the SSL certificate. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115821 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Dashboard Application Services Hub 3.1.3, part of IBM Jazz for Service Management 1.1.3

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the fix for versions listed as soon as practical.