Security Bulletin: A vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Digital Business Automation Workflow family products (CVE-2021-20492)

Summary

WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM Business Automation Workflow, IBM Business Process Manager, and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus. Information about a security vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server Traditional have been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section

Affected Products and Versions

V8.6
V8.5

WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus| V7.5
V7.0

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

Note that Cumulative Fixes 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.

Remediation/Fixes

Please consult the Security Bulletin: WebSphere Application Server Java Batch is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability (CVE-2021-20492) for vulnerability details and information about fixes.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None