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Security Bulletin: OpenSource Apache Taglibs vulnerability affect IBM Spectrum Control (formerly Tivoli Storage Productivity Center) CVE-2015-0254

Security Bulletin


Summary

OpenSource Apache Taglibs vulnerability affects IBM Spectrum Control and Tivoli Storage Productivity Center. IBM Spectrum Control and Tivoli Storage Productivity Center have addressed the applicable CVEs.

Vulnerability Details

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:P/A:P)

Affected Products and Versions


IBM Spectrum Control 5.2.8 through 5.2.10.1
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.2.0 through 5.2.7.1
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.1.0 through 5.1.1.10

The versions listed above apply to all licensed offerings of IBM Spectrum Control and Tivoli Storage Productivity Center, including IBM SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center Storage Analytics Engine.

Remediation/Fixes

Note: It is always recommended to have a current backup before applying any update procedure.

Apply the IBM Spectrum Control or Tivoli Storage Productivity Center fix maintenance as soon as practicable. (See Latest Downloads.)

Affected VersionAPARFixed VersionAvailability
5.2.xIT16544 5.2.11August 2016
5.1.xIT16544 5.1.1.11July 2016


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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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IBM WebSphere Application Server Security Bulletin

Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

14 September 2016: CVSS score and vector values updated
6 September 2016: 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.

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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Document Information

Modified date:
22 February 2022

UID

swg21988644

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