Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in IBM HTTP Server affect IBM Netezza Performance Portal

Summary

IBM HTTP Server is used by IBM Netezza Performance Portal. IBM Netezza Performance Portal has addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2018-20843
**DESCRIPTION:**libexpat is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the XML parser. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume all available CPU resources.
CVSS Base score: 3.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163073 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:CVE-2019-10098
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache HTTP Server could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, caused by an open redirect vulnerability in the mod_rewrite module. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to redirect a victim to arbitrary Web sites.
CVSS Base score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/165366 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:CVE-2019-10092
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the mod_proxy error page. A remote attacker could cause the link on the error page to be malfomed and instead point to a page of their choice. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base score: 4.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/165367 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

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Remediation/Fixes

Workarounds and Mitigations

None