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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2014.0913
    Security Bulletin: IBM Connections Security Update (CVE-2014-0929)
                               10 June 2014

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM Connections
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  AIX
                   Linux variants
                   Windows
Impact/Access:     Cross-site Request Forgery -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2014-0929  

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21668509

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Security Bulletin: IBM Connections Security Update (CVE-2014-0929)

Security Bulletin

Document information

More support for:
IBM Connections
Profiles

Software version:
3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.1.1

Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Windows

Reference #:
1668509

Modified date:
2014-06-04

Summary

IBM Connections CSRF Vulnerability in Profiles Component in IBM Connections
3.0.1.1

Vulnerability Details

A possible CSRF cross-domain vulnerability exists in the Profiles
component. From a malicious page hosted outside the Connections domain, it
is possible to cause a user to follow another user. APAR LO79622 addresses
this vulnerability and can be applied through the fixes detailed in the
Remediation section.

CVE-2014-0929
Description: IBM Connections CSRF Vulnerability in IBM Connections 3.0.1.1
CVSS Base Score: 3.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/92261
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

The following versions of IBM Connections are impacted:

IBM Connections 3.0.1.1 and earlier releases

Remediation/Fixes

Apply the appropriate fix pack or APAR to remediate these issues as per
this table.

Product Version			Remediation

IBM Connections 3.0.1.1		Upgrade to IBM Connections 3.0.1.1 CR3
and apply APAR LO79622

IBM Connections 3.0.1 and	Either upgrade to IBM Connections 4.5 CR4
earlier releases		or upgrade to IBM Connections 3.0.1.1 CR3 and
				apply APAR LO79622

References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2

Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

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 Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

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.

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