Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution & App Connect Professional is affected by Apache Tomcat vulnerabilities.

Summary

IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Solution & App Connect Professional has addressed the following vulnerabilities reported in Apache Tomcat.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-12418
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Tomcat could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a flaw when configured with the JMX Remote Lifecycle Listener. By using man-in-the-middle attack techniques, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to capture user names and passwords used to access the JMX interface and gain elevated privileges.
CVSS Base score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/173626 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:CVE-2019-17563
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Tomcat could allow a local attacker to hijack a user’s session. By using the FORM authentication function, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain access to another user’s session.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/173558 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

WebSphere Cast Iron v 7.5.0.0, 7.5.0.1, 7.5.1.0

WebSphere Cast Iron v 7.0.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2

App Connect Professional v 7.5.2.0

App Connect Professional v 7.5.3.0

Remediation/Fixes

Workarounds and Mitigations

None