Security Bulletin: Remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2019-3778) affects IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.2.0.2 and 7.2.1

Summary

Interim fixes are needed to upgrade the Spring Security OAuth package in IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.2.0.2 and 7.2.1 to resolve the remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2019-3778).

Vulnerability Details

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3778
Description: Spring Security OAuth could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, caused by an open redirect vulnerability in authorization endpoint. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to redirect a victim to arbitrary Web sites.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158330&gt; for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.2.0.2 and 7.2.1

Remediation/Fixes

The fixes can be downloaded from IBM Fix Central:

sym-7.2.0.2-build522354:

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+Spectrum+Symphony&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=sym-7.2.0.2-build522354&includeSupersedes=0

sym-7.2.1-build522353:

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm/Other+software/IBM+Spectrum+Symphony&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=sym-7.2.1-build522353&includeSupersedes=0

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.