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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Struts affects IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM FlashSystem products (CVE-2018-11776)

Description

## Summary A vulnerability in Apache Struts affects IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize V7000, V5000, V3700 and V3500, IBM Spectrum Virtualize Software, IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud and IBM FlashSystem V9000 and 9100 family products. Apache Struts is used in the Service Assistant GUI. The Service Assistant CLI is unaffected. ## Vulnerability Details **CVEID: ** [CVE-2018-11776](<https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2018-11776>) **DESCRIPTION: ** Apache Struts could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an error when using results with no namespace and its upper action configurations have no wildcard namespace. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. CVSS Base Score: 9.8 CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148694> 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:H/A:H) ## Affected Products and Versions IBM SAN Volume Controller IBM Storwize V7000 IBM Storwize V5000 IBM Storwize V3700 IBM Storwize V3500 IBM FlashSystem V9000 IBM FlashSystem 9100 Family IBM Spectrum Virtualize Software IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud All products are affected when running supported versions 7.5 to 8.2. ## Remediation/Fixes IBM recommends that you fix this vulnerability by upgrading affected versions of IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize V7000, V5000, V3700 and V3500, IBM FlashSystem V9000, IBM Spectrum Virtualize Software, and IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud to the following code levels or higher: 7.5.0.13 7.8.1.8 8.1.3.3 8.2.0.2 8.2.1.0 [_Latest IBM SAN Volume Controller Code_](<https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Storage%20virtualization&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/SAN+Volume+Controller+%282145%29&release=All&platform=All&function=all>) [_Latest IBM Storwize V7000 Code_](<https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Mid-range%20disk%20systems&product=ibm/Storage_Disk/IBM+Storwize+V7000+%282076%29&release=All&platform=All&function=all>) [_Latest IBM Storwize V5000 Code_](<https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Mid-range%20disk%20systems&product=ibm/Storage_Disk/IBM+Storwize+V5000&release=All&platform=All&function=all>) [_Latest IBM Storwize V3700 Code_](<https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Entry-level%20disk%20systems&product=ibm/Storage_Disk/IBM+Storwize+V3700&release=All&platform=All&function=all>) [_Latest IBM Storwize V3500 Code_](<https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Entry-level%20disk%20systems&product=ibm/Storage_Disk/IBM+Storwize+V3500&release=All&platform=All&function=all>) [_Latest IBM FlashSystem V9000 Code_](<https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Flash%20high%20availability%20systems&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+FlashSystem+V9000&release=All&platform=All&function=all>) [_Latest IBM FlashSystem 9100 Family Code_](<https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Flash%20high%20availability%20systems&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+FlashSystem+9100+family&release=All&platform=All&function=all>) [_Latest IBM Spectrum Virtualize Software_](<https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Software%20defined%20storage&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+Spectrum+Virtualize+software&release=8.1&platform=All&function=all>) [_Latest IBM Spectrum Virtualize for Public Cloud_](<https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=Software%20defined%20storage&product=ibm/StorageSoftware/IBM+Spectrum+Virtualize+for+Public+Cloud&release=8.1&platform=All&function=all>) For unsupported versions of the above products, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of code. ## Workarounds and Mitigations Although IBM recommends that you install a level of code with a fix for this vulnerability, you can mitigate, although not eliminate, your risk until you have done so by ensuring that all users who have access to the system are authenticated by another security system such as a firewall. ##


Affected Software


CPE Name Name Version
san volume controller any
ibm storwize v7000 any
ibm storwize v5000 any
ibm flashsystem v9000 any
ibm spectrum virtualize software any
ibm spectrum virtualize for public cloud any
ibm storwize v3500 (2071) any
ibm storwize v3700 (2072) any
ibm flashsystem 9x00 any

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