Security Bulletin: IBM API Connect is impacted by weak cryptographic algorithms (CVE-2019-4553)

Summary

IBM API Connect has addressed the following vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-4553
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM API Connect uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/165958 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

IBM API Connect

V5.0.0.0-5.0.8.7iFix3

| 5.0.8.7 iFix4 | LI81283 |

Addressed in IBM API Connect 5.0.8.7 iFix released on or after 11 March 2020.

Management server is impacted.

Follow this link and find the “Management” package.

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder

Before upgrading your API Connect deployment to 5.0.8.7 iFix 4 or later, you must add two new certificates to all of your DataPower Gateway servers to ensure that analytics events data is not lost during the upgrade. Refer to https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSMNED_5.0.0/com.ibm.apic.install.doc/prereq_5087ifix4_dpgw_certs.html for details and instructions.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None