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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2013.1155 Security Bulletin: WebSphere Portal vulnerable to unauthorized access to user directory (CVE-2013-3016) 26 August 2013 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM WebSphere Portal Publisher: IBM Operating System: AIX HP-UX IBM i Linux variants Solaris Windows i5/OS z/OS Impact/Access: Unauthorised Access -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2013-3016 Original Bulletin: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21647344 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: WebSphere Portal vulnerable to unauthorized access to user directory (CVE-2013-3016) Flash (Alert) Document information WebSphere Portal Software version: 6.1, 7.0, 8.0 Operating system(s): AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, i5/OS, z/OS Reference #: 1647344 Modified date: 2013-08-22 Abstract WebSphere Portal is vulnerable to unauthorized access to user directory Content VULNERABILITY DETAILS: DESCRIPTION: WebSphere Portal is vulnerable to unauthorized access to user directory. CVEID: CVE-2013-3016 CVSS Base Score: 4.0 CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/84350 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS: WebSphere Portal 6.x WebSphere Portal 7.x WebSphere Portal 8.x WebSphere Portal is affected regardless of WebSphere Application Server version. REMEDIATION: Apply the property com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.disallowserveservletsbyclassname with value true (which disables the serving of servlets by classname at application server level) according to the description in the flash related to WAS APAR PK52059 http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21288860 . Workaround(s): None. Mitigation(s): None. *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 Flash. Note: According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY. Related information Complete CVSS Guide On-line Calculator V2 CVE-2013-3016 X-Force Vulnerability Database Flash related to PK52059 IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog Copyright and trademark information IBM, the IBM logo and ibm.com are trademarks of International Business Machines Corp., registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. Other product and service names might be trademarks of IBM or other companies. 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