Security Bulletin
Summary
An Apache Struts vulnerability was addressed by IBM Social Media Analytics.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-5638
DESCRIPTION: Apache Struts could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an error when performing a file upload based on Jakarta Multipart parser. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a malicious Content-Type value to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/122776 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Social Media Analytics version 1.3
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the following interim fix:
IBM Social Media Analytics 1.3.0 IF19
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
19 April 2017: Original version published
25 April 2017: Final 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 June 2018
UID
swg22001731