Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities affect IBM Planning Analytics (CVE-2018-3180, CVE-2013-1624, CVE-2018-1933, CVE-2015-1832, CVE-2018-15494)

Summary

This Security Bulletin addresses multiple vulnerabilities that have been remediated in IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.7.

There is a vulnerability in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ used by IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.6 and lower. IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.7 has addressed the applicable CVE by upgrading to IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 8 Service Refresh 5 Fix Pack 25.

As of version 2.0.6, IBM Planning Analytics is no longer compatible with IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 7. IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.8 (Windows) will install IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Version 8.

If you run your own Java code using the IBM Java Runtime delivered with this product, you should evaluate your code to determine whether additional Java vulnerabilities are applicable to your code. For a complete list of vulnerabilities, refer to the “IBM Java SDK Security Bulletin”, located in the References section for more information.

There is a vulnerability in Apache Derby that is used by IBM Planning Analytics that could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. This issue has been addressed.

log4net.dll that is used by IBM Planning Analytics is vulnerable to CVE-2013-1624 which could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. This issue has been addressed.

A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in dojo create_widgets.html used by IBM Planning Analytics (PMHub) has been addressed.

Dojo Toolkit, used by IBM Planning Analytics, is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) . This issue has been addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2013-1624 DESCRIPTION: Bouncy Castle could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the exposure of timing differences during padding check verification by the CBC ciphersuite of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) implementation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a timing attack to recover the original plaintext and obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81910&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2015-1832 DESCRIPTION: Apache Derby could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a XML external entity (XXE) error when processing XML data by the XML datatype and XmlVTI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the system or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 6.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/115625&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)

CVEID: CVE-2018-1933 DESCRIPTION: IBM Planning Analytics is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153177&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2018-3180 DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability related to the Java SE Embedded JSSE component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause low confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 5.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/151497&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2018-15494 DESCRIPTION: Dojo Toolkit is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the DataGrid component. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base Score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148556&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
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

Planning Analytics 2.0

Planning Analytics 2.0.1

Planning Analytics 2.0.2

Planning Analytics 2.0.3

Planning Analytics 2.0.4

Planning Analytics 2.0.5

Planning Analytics 2.0.6

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the fix for versions listed as soon as practical.

Downloading IBM Planning Analytics 2.0.7

Workarounds and Mitigations

None