Security Bulletin
Summary
Security vulnerabilities have been identified in IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components, Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console, and IBM Watson Content Analytics.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1901
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server could allow a remote attacker to temporarily gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by incorrect cached value being used.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152530 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:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
To see which vulnerabilities apply to your product and version, see the applicable row in the following table.
Affected Product |
Affected Versions | Applicable Vulnerabilities |
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition oneWEX Components |
12.0.0.0, 12.0.0.1
12.0.1,
12.0.2, 12.0.2.1
|
CVE-2018-1901 |
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Analytical Components |
12.0.0.0
12.0.1
12.0.2, 12.0.2.1
|
CVE-2018-1901 |
IBM Watson Explorer Deep Analytics Edition Annotation Administration Console |
12.0.0.0
12.0.1
12.0.2, 12.0.2.1
|
CVE-2018-1901 |
IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components |
11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, |
CVE-2018-1901 |
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console |
11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1, 11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.4 12.0.0
12.0.1
12.0.2, 12.0.2.1
|
CVE-2018-1901 |
IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components | 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2 | CVE-2018-1901 |
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console | 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.5 | CVE-2018-1901 |
IBM Watson Content Analytics | 3.5.0.0 - 3.5.0.4 | CVE-2018-1901 |
Remediation/Fixes
For information about fixes, see the applicable row in the following table. The table reflects product names at the time the specified versions were released. To use the links to Fix Central in this table, you must first log in to the IBM Support: Fix Central site at http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/.
Affected Product | Affected Versions | Vulnerability | Fix |
IBM Watson Explorer DAE oneWEX Components |
12.0.0.0, 12.0.0.1,
12.0.1,
12.0.2, 12.0.2.1
|
CVE-2018-1901 |
Upgrade to Version 12.0.2.2. See Watson Explorer Version 12.0.2.2 oneWEX for download information and instructions. |
IBM Watson Explorer DAE Analytical Components |
12.0.0.0
12.0.1
12.0.2, 12.0.2.1
|
CVE-2018-1901 |
Upgrade to Version 12.0.2.2. See Watson Explorer Version 12.0.2.2 Analytical Components for download information and instructions. |
IBM Watson Explorer DAE Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console |
12.0.0.0
12.0.1
12.0.2, 12.0.2.1
|
CVE-2018-1901 |
Upgrade to Version 12.0.2.2. See Watson Explorer Version 12.0.2.2 Foundational Components for download information and instructions. |
IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components | 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1, 11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.4 |
CVE-2018-1901 | Upgrade to Watson Explorer Analytical Components Version 11.0.2 Fix Pack 5. For information about this version, and links to the software and release notes, see the download document. For information about upgrading, see the upgrade procedures. |
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console | 11.0.0.0 - 11.0.0.3, 11.0.1, 11.0.2.0 - 11.0.2.4 |
CVE-2018-1901 | Upgrade to Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console Version 11.0.2 Fix Pack 5. For information about this version, and links to the software and release notes, see the download document. For information about upgrading, see the upgrade procedures. |
IBM Watson Explorer Analytical Components | 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.2 | CVE-2018-1901 | Important: Perform these steps as a Watson Explorer Analytical Components administrative user, typically esadmin.
|
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console | 10.0.0.0 - 10.0.0.5 | CVE-2018-1901 |
Upgrade to Watson Explorer Foundational Components Annotation Administration Console Version 10.0 Fix Pack 6. For information about this version, and links to the software and release notes, see the download document.
|
IBM Watson Content Analytics | 3.5.0.0 - 3.5.0.4 | CVE-2018-1901 | Important: Perform these steps as a Watson Content Analytics administrative user, typically esadmin.
|
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Change History
29 March 2019 : 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.
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Internal Use Only
Date | Notes |
---|---|
29 Mar 2019 | Initial publish |
# PSIRT - A:13768
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Document Information
Modified date:
29 March 2019
UID
ibm10878426