Summary

There is a potential information disclosure in WebSphere Application Server.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1743 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 browse the file system.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134933 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)

Affected Products and Versions

Tivoli Integrated Portal version 2.1.0 - 2.1.0.5

Tivoli Integrated Portal version 2.2.0.0 - 2.2.0.19

Remediation/Fixes

2.1.0 - 2.1.0.5

2.2.0 - 2.2.0.19

| embedded Websphere Application Server version 7.0.x |

Security Bulletin: Information Disclosure in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2017-1743)

The Websphere security bulletin above provides a link to the required iFix to remediate the vulnerability. However, the iFix requires either eWAS 7.0.0.31 or higher installed.

TIP does not support upgrading Websphere fixpack independently. TIP 2.2.0.15 or TIP 2.2.0.17 or TIP 2.2.0.19 must be applied which will upgrade eWAS to 7.0.0.31 and above. Once TIP FP has been applied, the Websphere iFix can be applied as described in the Websphere bulletin.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Please refer to WAS iFix as described above