Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere affect IBM Control Center (CVE-2016-5983, CVE-2016-2923, CVE-2016-3092)

Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM Control Center. Multiple vulnerabilities have been addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-5983**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM WebSphere Application Server could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code with a serialized object from untrusted sources.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116468 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
**** CVEID: CVE-2016-2923**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty using JAX-RS API could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to set the HTTPOnly flag. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information from the cookie.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113354 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-3092**
DESCRIPTION:** Apache Tomcat is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the Apache Commons FileUpload component. By sending file upload requests, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to become unresponsive.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/114336 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:L)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Control Center 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.0.1 iFix01
IBM Control Center 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.0.1 iFix07
IBM Sterling Control Center 5.4.2 through 5.4.2.1 iFix09

Remediation/Fixes

Product

| VRMF|Fix|How to acquire fix
—|—|—|—
IBM Control Center| 6.1.0.1| iFix02| Fix Central - 6.1.0.1
IBM Control Center| 6.0.0.1| iFix08| Fix Central - 6.0.0.1
Sterling Control Center| 5.4.2.1| iFix10| Fix Central - 5.4.2.1

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.