Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Private middleware is vulnerable to attack from redirect calls

Summary

IBM Cloud Private middleware is vulnerable to attack from redirect calls

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1939 DESCRIPTION: IBM Cloud Private could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim.
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153319&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Cloud Private 3.1.1

Remediation/Fixes

For IBM Cloud Private 3.1.1, apply this patch

• IBM Cloud Private 3.1.1 Patch - Platform-ui

Workarounds and Mitigations

None