Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities affect IBM Rational Design Manager

Summary

Multiple security vulnerabilities affect Rational Rhapsody Design Manager (Rhapsody DM)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-8739 DESCRIPTION: Apache CXF could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in JAX-RS implementation. By using a specially-crafted XML data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120408&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:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2017-7525 DESCRIPTION: Apache Struts could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a deserialization flaw within the Jackson JSON library in the readValue method of the ObjectMapper. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134639&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:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 5.0 - 5.0.2
Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 6.0 - 6.0.6

Remediation/Fixes

For 5.0 - 6.0.6 releases:

• Upgrade to version 6.0.6 ifix4 or later:

https://jazz.net/downloads/design-management/releases/6.0.6iFix4

• Or upgrade to version 6.0.5 ifix6 or later:.

<https://jazz.net/downloads/design-management/releases/6.0.5iFix6&gt;

For any prior versions of the products listed above, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None