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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in Struts affects IBM InfoSphere Metadata Workbench

Security Bulletin


Summary

A Struts vulnerability affects IBM InfoSphere Metadata Workbench.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-15707
DESCRIPTION: Apache Struts is vulnerable to a denial of service. By sending a specially crafted JSON request using outdated json-lib with the Struts REST plugin, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/135718 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

The following product, running on all supported platforms, is affected:
IBM InfoSphere Metadata Workbench: version 9.1

Remediation/Fixes

Product

VRMFAPARRemediation/First Fix
InfoSphere Metadata Workbench9.1-------Upgrade to a later release (versions 11.3, 11.5 or 11.7) where the issue does not exist.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

None

Change History

27 February 2018: 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

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

UID

swg22013436