Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server OpenID Connect affects IBM Performance Management products

Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server OpenID Connect could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper deserialization. By sending a specially-crafted request to the RP service, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1851 DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server OpenID Connect could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper deserialization. By sending a specially-crafted request to the RP service, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150999&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:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Monitoring 8.1.3
IBM Application Diagnostics 8.1.3
IBM Application Performance Management 8.1.3
IBM Application Performance Management Advanced 8.1.3
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management, Base Private 8.1.4
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management, Advanced Private 8.1.4

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Application Performance Management, Base Private

IBM Application Performance Management, Advanced Private

| 8.1.4 |

The vulnerabilities can be remediated by applying the following 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SERVER-IF0008 server patch to the system where the Cloud APM server is installed: <https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10874776&gt;

IBM Monitoring

IBM Application Diagnostics

IBM Application Performance Management

IBM Application Performance Management Advanced

| 8.1.3 |

The vulnerabilities can be remediated by applying the following 8.1.3.0-IBM-IPM-SERVER-IF0015 server patch to the system where the APM server is installed: https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm%2FTivoli&product=ibm/Tivoli/IBM+Tivoli+Monitoring&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=8.1.3.0-IBM-IPM-SERVER-IF0015&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc

Workarounds and Mitigations

None