Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in WebSphere Application Server affect IBM Business Process Manager (BPM), WebSphere Process Server (WPS) and WebSphere Lombardi Edition (WLE) (Java CPU January 2017)

Summary

WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM Business Process Manager, WebSphere Process Server, and WebSphere Lombardi Edition. WebSphere Application Server Liberty is shipped as a component of the optional BPM component Process Federation Server. Information about security vulnerabilities affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server Traditional and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty have been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

Please consult the Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Java SDK affects WebSphere Application Server January 2017 CPU for vulnerability details and information about fixes.

Additionaly, IBM BPM, WPS and WLE are affected by the following vulnerabilities:

CVEID: CVE-2017-3253**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the 2D component could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service resulting in a high availability impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120868&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:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2016-5552**
DESCRIPTION:** An unspecified vulnerability related to the Networking component has no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120872&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:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

- IBM Business Process Manager V7.5.0.0 through V7.5.1.2

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.0.0.0 through V8.0.1.3

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.0.0 through V8.5.0.2

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.5.0

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.6.0 through V8.5.6.0 CF2

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.7.0 through V8.5.7.0 Cumulative Fix 2017.03

Note that 8.5.7.0 Cumulative Fix 2017.03 cannot automatically install interim fixes for the base Application Server. It is important to follow the complete installation instructions and manually ensure that recommended security fixes are installed.

For_ earlier and unsupported versions of the products, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product._

Workarounds and Mitigations

None