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Security Bulletin: Insecure Transmission Vulnerability with IBM InfoSphere Information Server (CVE-2015-7490)

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM InfoSphere Information Server could allow a malicious user who can login in IIS using their own user id to change the user cookie to another user id to possibly gain access to information that the other user id had access to.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-7490
DESCRIPTION: IBM InfoSphere Information Server could allow a malicious user who can login in IIS using their own user id to change the user cookie to another user id to possibly gain access to information that the other user id had access to.
CVSS Base Score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/108786 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

The following product, running on all supported platforms, is affected:
IBM InfoSphere Information Server: versions 8.5, 8.7, 9.1, 11.3, and 11.5

Remediation/Fixes

Product

 VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
InfoSphere Information Server 11.5 JR54787 --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.5.0.1
InfoSphere Information Server 11.3 JR54787 --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.3.1.2
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server Framework Security Patch
InfoSphere Information Server 9.1 JR54787 --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 9.1.2.0
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server Framework Security Patch
InfoSphere Information Server 8.7 JR54787 --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 8.7 Fix Pack 2
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server Framework Security Patch
InfoSphere Information Server 8.5 JR54787 --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 8.5 Fix Pack 3
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server Framework Security Patch

Note: The same fix may be listed under multiple vulnerabilities. Installing the fix addresses all vulnerabilities to which the fix applies. Also, some fixes require installing both a fix pack and a subsequent patch. While the fix pack must be installed first, any additional patches required may be installed in any order.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

None

Change History

26 February 2016: Original version published
21 October 2020: Updated broken fix link for version 11.5

*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

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Internal Use Only

PSIRT 66340

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Document Information

Modified date:
21 October 2020

UID

swg21975827

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