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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM Standards Processing Engine (CVE-2015-7450)

Security Bulletin


Summary

An Apache Commons Collections vulnerability for handling Java object deserialization was addressed by IBM Standards Processing Engine.

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 Standards Processing Engine for Supply Chain EDI v.2.0.0.0/8.5.0.0 and v.2.0.1.1/8.5.1.1
IBM Standards Processing Engine for Healthcare Payer v.2.0.0.0/8.5.0.0 and v.2.0.1.1/8.5.1.1

Remediation/Fixes

Fix for all affected versions is to download and install the interim fix 8.5.1.1-OtherSoftware-SPE-All-if0001 from IBM Fix Central.

ProductVRMFAPARRemediation/First Fix
IBM Standards Processing Engine for Supply Chain EDI2.0.0.0 / 8.5.0.0NoneFix Central
2.0.1.1 / 8.5.1.1NoneFix Central
IBM Standards Processing Engine for Healthcare Payer2.0.0.0 / 8.5.0.0NoneFix Central
2.0.1.1 / 8.5.1.1NoneFix Central

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

No workarounds or mitigations are available.

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References

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Change History

November 30, 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

*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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Product Synonym

SPE

Document Information

Modified date:
15 May 2022

UID

swg21972329