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             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

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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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

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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. A current 
list of IBM trademarks is available on the Web at "Copyright and trademark 
information" at www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml.

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