Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager version 9.0.3.0 appliances are affected by an XML External Entity injection vulnerability (CVE-2017-1477)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Security Access Manager has addressed the following XML External Entity Injection vulnerability, which affects the IBM Security Access Manager version 9.0.3.0 appliance.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1477
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Access Manager Appliance is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.
CVSS Base Score: 7.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128612 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected IBM Security Access Manager Appliance	Affected Versions
IBM Security Access Manager	9.0.3.0

Remediation/Fixes

Product	VRMF	APAR	Remediation
IBM Security Access Manager	9.0.3.0	IJ00161	Upgrade to 9.0.3.1: 9.0.3-ISS-ISAM-FP0001

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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References

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Acknowledgement

IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team: Ron Craig, Warren Moynihan, Jonathan Fitz-Gerald, John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Dmitriy Beryoza

Change History

3 October 2017: 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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Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager version 9.0.3.0 appliances are affected by an XML External Entity injection vulnerability (CVE-2017-1477)