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Security Bulletin: Potential hard-coded password vulnerability affects Rational Publishing Engine

Security Bulletin


Summary

An undisclosed hard-coded password vulnerability affects Rational Publishing Engine.

Vulnerability Details

CVE ID: CVE-2017-1787
DESCRIPTION:
IBM Publishing Engine contains an undisclosed vulnerability that could allow a local user with administrative privileges to obtain hard coded user credentials.
CVSS Base Score: 4.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137022 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Rational Publishing Engine 2.1.2
Rational Publishing Engine 6.0.5

Remediation/Fixes

For the 2.1.2 releases, upgrade to version 2.1.2 iFix001 or later:

For the 6.0.5 releases, upgrade to version 6.0.5 iFix001 or later: For any prior versions of the products listed above, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

26 February 2018: Initial Publication

*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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Product Synonym

Rational Publishing Engine

Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg22013961