Security Bulletin: IBM Rational Developer for i is vulnerable to a phishing attack due to a flaw in follow-redirects (CVE-2023-26159).

Summary

IBM Rational Developer for i contains Code Coverage functionality which has a browser interface. The browser interface utilizes follow-redirects which could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks(CVE-2023-26159). This bulletin identifies the steps to take to address the vulnerability as described in the remediation/fixes section.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2023-26159
**DESCRIPTION:**follow-redirects could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, caused by an open redirect vulnerability. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially crafted URL to redirect a victim to arbitrary Web sites.
CVSS Base score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/278622 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

The issue can be fixed by loading an interim fix.

The interim fix for IBM Rational Developer for i is available at Downloads.

Install the update:

• Start IBM Rational Developer for i
• Select Help>Install New Software
• Click Add
• Specify a name
• Click Archive, browse to the file downloaded, select the file, and click Open
• Click Add
• Select the interim fix shown and follow the steps in the wizard

<https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None