Security Bulletin: XML External Entity Processing in Castor might affect WebSphere Lombardi Edition (CVE-2014-3004)

Summary

An XML External Entity Processing vulnerability has been reported for the Castor open source library that is used in WebSphere Lombardi Edition (WLE).

Vulnerability Details

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3004

Description: Castor Library could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. By sending specially-crafted XML data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
CVSS Temporal Score: <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/#/vulnerabilities/93519&gt; for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

WebSphere Lombardi Edition V7.2

Remediation/Fixes

Install the interim fix for APAR JR51672 as appropriate for your current WebSphere Lombardi Edition version.

• WebSphere Lombardi Edition
• If you are on earlier unsupported releases, IBM strongly recommends to upgrade.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None