Security Bulletin
Summary
FileNet Workplace is susceptible to the Open Redirection Vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
Relevant CVE Information:
CVEID: CVE-2016-3047
DESCRIPTION: IBM FileNet Workplace 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/114709 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
FileNet Workplace 4.0.2
Remediation/Fixes
Refer to the Workarounds and Mitigations section below.
Workarounds and Mitigations
First, upgrade to Workplace 4.0.2.14 IF001 (4.0.2.14-P8AE-IF001).
Then, to avoid the Open Redirection vulnerability, ensure that only the Workplace Baseline URL is used to access pages.
This is configured in the securityFilter.xml file, generally located in the install path under the Workplace/WEB-INF directory.
List all applicable Workplace Baseline URLs in the urlallowlist section.
You may specify SSL and/or non-SSL URLs in the following format:
Workplace Baseline URLs that are not included in the urlallowlist section will be filtered out and not used.
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References
Acknowledgement
This vulnerability was reported to IBM by Roshan Thomas at secvibe.com
Change History
22 July 2016: Original version published
4 October 2016: Updated links
*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 Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21987126