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Security Bulletin: Multiple security vulnerabilities in Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) Operations Center (CVE-2016-6043, CVE-2016-6044, CVE-2016-6045, CVE-2106-6046)

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Summary

Multiple security vulnerabilities exist in Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) Operations Center as described under Vulnerability Details.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-6043
DESCRIPTION:
Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center could allow a local user to take over a previously logged in user due to session expiration not being enforced.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/117134 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2016-6044
DESCRIPTION:
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center could allow an authenticated attacker to enable or disable the application's REST API, which may let the attacker violate security policy.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/117145 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-6045
DESCRIPTION:
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/117146 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-6046
DESCRIPTION:
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/117147 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

The following versions of Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) Operations Center are affected:

  • 7.1.0.000 through 7.1.7.000
  • 6.4.1.000 through 6.4.2.400

Remediation/Fixes

Product

VRMFRemediation/First Fix
Operations Center7.17.1.7.100 - ALL Operating Systems
Operations Center6.46.4.2.500 - ALL Operating Systems (see NOTE below)

NOTE: 
For Operations Center that is running on IBM® AIX®, you must first install Operations Center 6.4.2.000 and then upgrade to Operations Center 6.4.2.500

You should verify applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

20 December 2016 - Original version published
05 January 2017 - Updated CVSS Score and Vector for CVE-2016-6043

*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:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21995754