Security Bulletin: TSM Client Web GUI Unauthorized Access Vulnerability (CVE-2013-0472)

DESCRIPTION:

A vulnerability in the TSM client Web GUI allows unauthorized access to the TSM server.

CVEID: CVE-2013-0472
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/81216
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS, include only:

• TSM Client 6.4.0.0
• TSM Client 6.3.0.x

REMEDIATION:

TSM Release	First Fixing VRMF Level	Client Platform	APAR	Link to fix
6.4	6.4.0.1	All	IC87210	http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24034276
6.3	6.3.1.0	All	IC87210	http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24034109

Workaround(s):
None

Mitigation(s) :
None

REFERENCES:
· Complete CVSS Guide
· On-line Calculator V2
· CVE-2013-0472
· X-Force Vulnerability Database http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/81216


RELATED INFORMATION:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
None

CHANGE HISTORY
31 January 2013: Original Copy Published
07 February 2013: Two changes:
1. Changed the Description to remove the phrase 'from the local network to files stored on', to more closely match in words the CVSS score and the X-Force Description
2. Added 'Only' to the Releases Affected to make it clear that only 6.3.0.x and 6.4.0.0 are affected.

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Flash.

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