Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Apache Tomcat could affect IBM Cloud App Management V2018

Summary

There is a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat used by IBM® Cloud App Management V2018. IBM® Cloud App Management has addressed the applicable CVE in a later version.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2014-7810 DESCRIPTION: Apache Tomcat could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the use of expression language. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass the protections of a Security Manager.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/103155&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Cloud App Management V2018.2.0
IBM Cloud App Management V2018.4.0
IBM Cloud App Management V2018.4.1

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Cloud App Management V2018 was updated to use a later version of Apache Tomcat. Install IBM Cloud App Management V2019.2.0 to address these security vulnerabilities. IBM Cloud App Management V2019.2.0 is available on IBM Passport Advantage.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None