Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Struts affects IBM InfoSphere Metadata Workbench

Summary

A Struts vulnerability affects IBM InfoSphere Metadata Workbench.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-15707 DESCRIPTION: Apache Struts is vulnerable to a denial of service. By sending a specially crafted JSON request using outdated json-lib with the Struts REST plugin, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/135718 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

The following product, running on all supported platforms, is affected:
IBM InfoSphere Metadata Workbench: version 9.1

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF|APAR|Remediation/First Fix
—|—|—|—
InfoSphere Metadata Workbench| 9.1| -----| --Upgrade to a later release (versions 11.3, 11.5 or 11.7) where the issue does not exist.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None