Security Bulletin: Rational Test Automation Server is vulnerable to incorrect authorization vulnerability due to Keycloak (CVE-2021-4133)

Summary

Keycloak vulnerability of incorrect authorization impacts Rational Test Automation Server.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-4133
**DESCRIPTION:**Keycloak could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper authorization validation by the administrative REST API. By sending a specially-crafted request using the administrative REST API, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to create new default user accounts.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/220193 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrading to Rational Test Automation Server v10.5 is strongly recommended.

Customers with Rational Test Automation Server upgrade to version 10.5 from the entitlement registry.

Instructions for pulling upgraded images:

• Installing on Ubuntu: <https://help.blueproddoc.com/rationaltest/rationaltestautomationserver/10.5.0/docs/topics/t_install_ubuntu.html&gt;
• Installing on Red Hat OpenShift: <https://help.blueproddoc.com/rationaltest/rationaltestautomationserver/10.5.0/docs/topics/t_install_openshift.html&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None