Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Batik library affects IBM Cúram Social Program Management (CVE-2019-17566)

Summary

IBM Cúram Social Program Management uses Apache Batik libraries, for which there is a publicly known vulnerability. Apache Batik is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by improper input validation by the “xlink:href” attributes.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-17566
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Batik is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by improper input validation by the “xlink:href” attributes. By using a specially-crafted argument, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the underlying server to make arbitrary GET requests.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/183402 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

7.0.10

| Visit IBM Fix Central and upgrade to 7.0.10 iFix1 or a subsequent 7.0.10 release.
Cúram SPM|

7.0.9

| Visit IBM Fix Central and upgrade to 7.0.9 iFix4 or a subsequent 7.0.9 release.

Workarounds and Mitigations

For information about all other versions, contact IBM Cúram Social Program Management customer support.