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Security Bulletin: IBM Tivoli Monitoring embedded WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2016-3426, CVE-2016-3427, CVE-2016-0306, CVE-2015-0254)

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Summary

The following security issues have been identified in WebSphere Application Server included as part of IBM Tivoli Monitoring (ITM) portal server.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-3427
DESCRIPTION:
An unspecified vulnerability related to the JMX component has complete confidentiality impact, complete integrity impact, and complete availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112459 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVEID:
CVE-2016-3426
DESCRIPTION:
An unspecified vulnerability related to the JCE component could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a partial confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/112457 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2016-0306
DESCRIPTION:
IBM WebSphere Application Server could provide weaker than expected security, caused by the improper TLS configuration. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111423 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2015-0254
DESCRIPTION:
Apache Standard Taglibs could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when processing XML data. By sending specially-crafted XML data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/101550 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Tivoli Monitoring versions 6.2.3 through 6.3.0 FP6 - Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server (TEPS) all CVEs above.
IBM Tivoli Monitoring versions 6.2.2 - Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server (TEPS) for CVE-2015-0254.

Remediation/Fixes

Portal Server-embedded WebSphere Application Server



FixVMRFRemediation/First Fix
6.X.X-TIV-ITM_EWAS_ALL-8.00.11.036.3.0.xhttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042343
Contains a patch for the embedded WebSphere Application Server (eWAS) 8.0 Fix Pack 11 plus Interim Fix Block 3.
Technote6.2.3.xhttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21633720
Contains information about installing the embedded WebSphere Application Server (eWAS) patches for IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.23. The link gives instructions to install eWAS 7.0 Fix Pack 39 (7.0.0.39) and Interim Fix block 3 (or later).
Technote6.2.2.xhttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21509259
Contains information about installing the embedded WebSphere Application Server (eWAS) patches for IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.22. The link gives instructions are to install eWAS 6.1 Fix Pack 47 (6.1.0.47) and Interim Fix block 4 (or later)

You should verify applying this fix does not cause any compatibility issues.

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Change History

12 July 2016: Original Version Published.
20 Aug 2016: Corrected broken link.
12 Sep 2016: Updated CVE-2015-0254 base score from 5 to 7.5 per X-Force update

*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

Adv 4535
Adv 5254 (76026)
Adv 4938 (75321)

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21984732