Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance (CVE-2015-7450)

Summary

An Apache Commons Collections vulnerability for handling Java object deserialization was addressed by WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-7450 DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons Collections could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the deserialization of data with Java InvokerTransformer class. By sending specially crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary Java code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107918 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance versions 2.1 and 2.5 at all firmware levels.

Remediation/Fixes

Apply an interim fix, according to the table below.** **Interim fixes are associated with the original APAR that is documented in the table. Because these APAR references might be updated to more recent APARs, see the links in the table for the most recent interim fix information.

Workarounds and Mitigations

There is no workaround. The interim fix must be applied to correct the problem.