Security Bulletin: Potential hard-coded password vulnerability affects Rational Publishing Engine

Summary

An undisclosed hard-coded password vulnerability affects Rational Publishing Engine.

Vulnerability Details

CVE ID: CVE-2017-1787**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM Publishing Engine contains an undisclosed vulnerability that could allow a local user with administrative privileges to obtain hard coded user credentials.
CVSS Base Score: 4.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137022 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational Publishing Engine 2.1.2
Rational Publishing Engine 6.0.5

Remediation/Fixes

For the 2.1.2 releases, upgrade to version 2.1.2 iFix001 or later:

• Rational Publishing Engine 2.1.2 iFix001
  For the 6.0.5 releases, upgrade to version 6.0.5 iFix001 or later:
• Rational Publishing Engine 6.0.5 iFix001
• For any prior versions of the products listed above, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None