Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM Application Server on Cloud (CVE-2015-7450)

Summary

An Apache Commons Collections vulnerability for handling Java object deserialization was addressed by IBM Application Server on Cloud.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-7450**
DESCRIPTION:** Apache Commons Collections could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the deserialization of data with Java InvokerTransformer class. By sending specially crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary Java code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107918 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

The following Versions of IBM Application Server on Cloud may be affected:

• Version 8.5.5 WAS Liberty Core, WAS Base and WAS ND
• Version 8.0

Remediation/Fixes

To patch an existing instance refer to the IBM WebSphere Application Server bulletin:_
_Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2015-7450)

Alternatively, delete the vulnerable instance and create a new instance. The new maintenance will be included.