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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2012.0614
Security Flash for the RDS Help system
25 June 2012
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Rational Directory Server
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
Impact/Access: Cross-site Scripting -- Remote with User Interaction
Provide Misleading Information -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21597191
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Security Flash for the RDS Help system
Flash (Alert)
Abstract
Security vulnerabilities have been discovered in the IBM Rational Directory
Server (RDS) Help system shipped with the RDS product. When the Help file is
opened in Rational Directory Administrator, the 'href' parameter in
advanced/deferredView.jsp causes the followng security vulnerabilities: Open
Redirect and Cross Site Scripting.
Content
Below are the security vulnerabilitys found in the RDS help (menu 'Help'->
'Help' item in RDA window):
Open Redirect:
http://localhost:8080/rds-help/advanced/deferredView.jsp?href=http://www.google.com?view=toc
If the product has a security vulnerability the browser will redirect to google
home page
Cross Site Scripting:
http://localhost:8080/rds-help/advanced/deferredView.jsp?href=javascript:alert%28document.cookie%29
If the product has a security vulnerability, an alert/dialog box pops up with
some garbage text
Resolution:
This vulnerability affects all versions of RDA (Tivoli) and RDA (Apache). The
complete fix for this issue will be delivered through different release cycles:
RDA Tivoli: RDS 5.2.0.2 iFix02 is scheduled to be released on 21st June 2012
RDA Apache: A fix pack release RDS 5.1.1.2 is planned End of August 2012
WORKAROUND:
In the mean time, this risk can be mitigated by following the below steps.
1. Download the rds-help.zip file and extract the rds-help.war
FTP: ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/rational/Directory_server/rds-help.zip
HTTP: http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/rational/Directory_server/rds-help.zip
2. Stop the WebAccessServer (apache tomcat server)
Windows:
<RDS\RDA install location>\WebAccessServer\apache-tomcat-x.0.xx\bin\catalina.bat stop
Unix:
<RDS/RDA install location>/WebAccessServer/apache-tomcat-x.0.xx/bin\catalina.sh stop
3. Go to the location where the war file is located in the RDS/RDA install
location.
Windows:
<RDS\RDA install location>\WebAccessServer\apache-tomcat-x.0.xx\webapps\
Unix:
<RDS/RDA install location>/WebAccessServer/apache-tomcat-x.0.xx/webapps/
4. Delete/backup the following:
file: rds-help.war
Directory: rds-help
5. Replace the rds-help.war downloaded.
6. Start the WebAccessServer
Windows:
<RDS\RDA install location>\WebAccessServer\Start_RDAWebServer.bat
Unix:
<RDS/RDA install location>/WebAccessServer/Start_RDAWebServer.sh
The latest rds-help.war file is now installed which does not have the security
vulnerabilities.
Note: This help file has contents for RDS versions 5.2(Tivoli) and later, and
RDS 5.1.1 (Apache) and later
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