Security Bulletin: Code execution vulnerability with OpenID connect in WebSphere Application Server Liberty affects IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis (CVE-2018-1851)

Summary

WebSphere Application Server OpenID Connect could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper deserialization. By sending a specially-crafted request to the RP service, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1851
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server OpenID Connect could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper deserialization. By sending a specially-crafted request to the RP service, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/150999&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:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis version 1.3.5

Remediation/Fixes