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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.2023
Security Bulletin: Weaker than expected security with Liberty Repository
affecting Rational Application Developer for WebSphere
Software (CVE-2014-4767)
3 November 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
OS X
Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-4767
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687174
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Security Bulletin: Weaker than expected security with Liberty Repository
affecting Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software
(CVE-2014-4767)
Document information
More support for:
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software
Server Tooling
Software version:
9.1.0.1
Operating system(s):
Linux, OS X, Windows
Reference #:
1687174
Modified date:
2014-10-31
Security Bulletin
Summary
The WebSphere Application Server Liberty profile could provide weaker than
expected security when installing features via the Liberty Repository. A
remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a man-in-the-middle
technique to cause the installation of malicious code.
Vulnerability Details
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CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4767
Description: IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty Profile 8.5.x
before 8.5.5.3 does not properly use the Liberty Repository for feature
installation, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary
code via unspecified vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/94832 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software 9.1.0.1
Remediation/Fixes
Update the product to address this vulnerability:
Product VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
Rational Application Developer 9.1.0.1 PI122652 Apply the update for Rational
Application Developer for
WebSphere Software 9.1.1.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
* 31 October 2014: Original copy published
*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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