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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM WebSphere Appliance Management Center (CVE-2015-7450)

Security Bulletin


Summary

An Apache Commons Collections vulnerability for handling Java object deserialization was addressed by IBM WebSphere Appliance Management Center.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-7450
DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons Collections could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the deserialization of data with Java InvokerTransformer class. By sending specially crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary Java code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107918 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM WebSphere Appliance Management Center: 5.0

Remediation/Fixes

Product

VRMFAPARRemediation/First Fix
WebSphere Appliance Management CenterV5.0.0
Link to download

IBM recommends that you review your entire environment to identify vulnerable releases of the open-source Apache Commons Collections and take appropriate mitigation and remediation actions.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

None

Change History

30 November 2015: Original version 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.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg21971506