Security Bulletin
Summary
A security vulnerability exists in IBM FileNet Content Manager and IBM Content Foundation. See the vulnerability description below for the details.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2014-5452
DESCRIPTION:
The IBM FileNet Content Manager and IBM Content Foundation products are vulnerable to an XML external entity attack. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, which could be used to launch further attacks against the system.
CVSS Base Score: 3.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88192 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
FileNet Content Manager 4.5.1, 5.0.0, 5.1.0, 5.2.0, 5.2.1
IBM Content Foundation 5.2.0, 5.2.1
Remediation/Fixes
The vulnerability resolution consists of two parts. First, install one of the releases below according the Readme instructions, and then second, add the JVM argument specified below.
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| FileNet Content Manager | 4.5.1 5.0.0 5.1.0 5.2.0 5.2.1 | PJ43032 PJ43033 PJ43028 PJ43031 PJ43031 | 4.5.1.8-P8CE-IF001 - Aug 14, 2015 5.0.0.3-P8CE-FP003 - May 19, 2015 5.1.0.6-P8CE-FP006 - July 31, 2015 5.2.0.4-P8CPE-FP004 - Aug 31, 2015 5.2.1.2-P8CPE-FP002 - June 10, 2015 |
| IBM Content Foundation | 5.2.0 5.2.1 | PJ43031 PJ43031 | 5.2.0.4-P8CaseFoundation-FP004 - Aug 31, 2015 5.2.1.2-P8CaseFoundation-FP002 - June 10, 2015 |
Releases available from Fix Central: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
For the releases listed above, you must set the following JVM argument in the Content Engine application server startup script:
-Dcom.ibm.xml.xlxp.support.dtd.compat.mode=false
Future Fix Pack releases will automatically set the JVM argument, so the manual setting step will not be needed. This Security Bulletin will be updated as these releases become available.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
29 May 2015 Original Copy Published
*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 Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21699588