Security Bulletin: A command injection vulnerability has been identified in IBM Security Access Manager for Web appliances (CVE-2016-3028)

Summary

A vulnerability in IBM Security Access Manager for Web could allow a remote authenticated attacker with admin access to the LMI to execute arbitrary commands on the system.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-3028**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM Security Access Manager for Web could allow a remote authenticated attacker with admin access to the LMI to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 9.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114479 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0 appliances

IBM Security Access Manager for Web 8.0, all firmware versions

IBM Security Access Manager 9.0, all firmware versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM has provided patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README files included with the patch.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.