7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Security vulnerabilities have been identified in IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components, Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console, and IBM Watson Content Analytics.
CVEID: CVE-2016-5986**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the improper handling of responses under certain conditions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain server identification information.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/116556 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
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)
To see which vulnerabilities apply to your product and version, see the applicable row in the following table.
Affected Product
| Affected Versions|Applicable Vulnerabilities
â|â|â
Watson Explorer Analytical Components| 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1| CVE-2016-5986
CVE-2016-5983
Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console| 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1| CVE-2016-5986
CVE-2016-5983
Watson Explorer Analytical Components| 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2| CVE-2016-5986
CVE-2016-5983
Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console| 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2| CVE-2016-5986
CVE-2016-5983
Watson Content Analytics| 3.5.0.4| CVE-2016-5983
Watson Content Analytics| 3.5.0.0 - 3.5.0.3| CVE-2016-5986
CVE-2016-5983
For information about fixes, see the applicable row in the following table. The table reflects product names at the time the specified versions were released. To use the links to Fix Central in this table, you must first log in to the IBM Support: Fix Central site at <http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/>.
Affected Product | Affected Versions | Vulnerability | Fix |
---|---|---|---|
Watson Explorer Analytical Components | 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1 | CVE-2016-5986 | |
CVE-2016-5983 | Upgrade to Watson Explorer Analytical Components Version 11.0.2. For information about this version, and links to the software and release notes, see the download document. For information about upgrading, see the upgrade procedures. | ||
Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console | 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1 | CVE-2016-5986 | |
CVE-2016-5983 | Upgrade to Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console Version 11.0.2. For information about this version, and links to the software and release notes, see the download document. For information about upgrading, see the upgrade procedures. | ||
Watson Explorer Analytical Components | 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2 | CVE-2016-5986 | |
CVE-2016-5983 | Important: Perform these steps as a Watson Explorer Analytical Components administrative user, typically esadmin. |
Note: When you run the fix, use the JVM for which the major version is same as the version that is used by Watson Explorer, and the minor version is the latest minor version. For example, Java 7.0.9.60 for Watson Explorer V10.
Using a text editor, set the $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/configurations/interfaces/indexservice__interface.ini classpath to be:
classpath=es.indexservice.jar,antlr-2.7.2.jar,cloudscape/lib/derbyclient.jar,cloudscape/lib/derby.jar,an_icm.jar,es.dock.jar,oze_search.jar,wlp/dev/api/spec/com.ibm.ws.javaee.servlet.3.0_1.0.14.jar,es.rdf.jar,bcprov-jdk15-1.44.jar,fontbox-1.8.8.jar,jempbox-1.8.8.jar,pdfbox-1.8.8.jar
After saving the changes, restart Watson Explorer Analytical Components.
Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console| 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2| CVE-2016-5986
CVE-2016-5983| Important: Perform these steps as a Watson Explorer Annotation Administration Console administrative user, typically esadmin.
Using a text editor, set the $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/configurations/interfaces/indexservice__interface.ini classpath to be:
classpath=es.indexservice.jar,antlr-2.7.2.jar,cloudscape/lib/derbyclient.jar,cloudscape/lib/derby.jar,an_icm.jar,es.dock.jar,oze_search.jar,wlp/dev/api/spec/com.ibm.ws.javaee.servlet.3.0_1.0.14.jar,es.rdf.jar,bcprov-jdk15-1.44.jar,fontbox-1.8.8.jar,jempbox-1.8.8.jar,pdfbox-1.8.8.jar
After saving the changes, restart Annotation Administration Console.
Watson Content Analytics| 3.5.0.4| CVE-2016-5983| Important: Perform these steps as a Watson Content Analytics administrative user, typically esadmin.
None.
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P