Security Bulletin: Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in GDS component of IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management - Collaborative Edition is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks.

Vulnerability Details

Description:
Due to insufficient safeguards against cross-site request forgery in IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management - Collaborative Edition an attacker can trick a legitimate user into opening a URL that results in an action being taken as that user, potentially without the knowledge of that user. Any actions taken require the user already be authenticated or to authenticate separately as part of the attack.

CVE ID: CVE-2014-0969

CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 3.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92885 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management - Collaborative Edition Versions 11.3, 11.0, 10.1 and 10.0 – GDS component only.
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server for Product Information Management Versions 9.1 and 9.0 – GDS component only.

Remediation/Fixes

If you are using the GDS component, the recommended solution is to apply the fix as soon as practical. Please see below for information on the fixes available.

*Product*	*VRMF*	*APAR*	*Remediation/First Fix*
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management - Collaborative Edition	11.0	None	11.0-FP5
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management - Collaborative Edition	10.1/10.0	None	Contact IBM Customer Support
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server for Product Information Management	11.3	None	11.3-IF002
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server for Product Information Management	9.1/9.0	None	Contact IBM Customer Support

Workarounds and Mitigations

None known

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References

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Change History

14-August-2014: Original version published
28-August-2014: Remediations/Fixes updated

*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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Security Bulletin: Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in GDS component of IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management - Collaborative Edition (CVE-2014-0969)