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Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Private middleware is vulnerable to attack from redirect calls

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Cloud Private middleware is vulnerable to attack from redirect calls

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1939
DESCRIPTION: IBM Cloud Private could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim.
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153319 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Cloud Private 3.1.1

Remediation/Fixes

For IBM Cloud Private 3.1.1, apply this patch

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

02 March 2019 - original document 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 Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
02 March 2019

UID

ibm10871652