Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in WebSphere Application Server affect IBM Business Process Manager (BPM), WebSphere Process Server (WPS) and WebSphere Lombardi Edition (WLE) (Java CPU April 2017)

Summary

WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM Business Process Manager, WebSphere Process Server, and WebSphere Lombardi Edition. WebSphere Application Server Liberty is shipped as a component of the optional BPM component Process Federation Server. Information about security vulnerabilities affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server Traditional and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty have been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

Please consult the Security Bulletin: WebSphere Application Server update of IBM® SDK Java™ Technology Edition for vulnerability details and information about fixes.

Additionally, IBM BPM, and WPS might be affected by the following vulnerability:

CVEID: CVE-2017-1289
DESCRIPTION: IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition is vulnerable XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose highly sensitive information or consume memory resources.
CVSS Base Score: 8.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125150&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:H/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

- IBM Business Process Manager V7.5.0.0 through V7.5.1.2

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.0.0.0 through V8.0.1.3

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.0.0 through V8.5.0.2

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.5.0

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.6.0 through V8.5.6.0 CF2

- IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.7.0 through V8.5.7.0 Cumulative Fix 2017.03

Note that 8.5.7.0 Cumulative Fix 2017.03 cannot automatically install interim fixes for the base Application Server. It is important to follow the complete installation instructions and manually ensure that recommended security fixes are installed.

For_ earlier and unsupported versions of the products, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product._

Workarounds and Mitigations

None