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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.2918
Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM WebSphere Dashboard Framework
24 November 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM WebSphere Dashboard Framework
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
IBM i
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-7450
Reference: ESB-2015.2913
ESB-2015.2861
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971377
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM WebSphere
Dashboard Framework (CVE-2015-7450)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
WebSphere Dashboard Framework
Software version:
7.0.1
Operating system(s):
AIX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS
Software edition:
All Editions
Reference #:
1971377
Modified date:
2015-11-19
Summary
An Apache Commons Collections vulnerability for handling Java object
deserialization was addressed by IBM WebSphere Dashboard Framework.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-7450
DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons Collections could allow a remote attacker to
execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the deserialization of data
with Java InvokerTransformer class. By sending specially crafted data, an
attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary Java code on
the system.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/107918 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM WebSphere Dashboard Framework 7.0.1.
Remediation/Fixes
WebSphere Dashboard Framework 7.0.1:
A fix and install instructions for WebSphere Application Server Community
Edition is available at Fix Central.
For unsupported WebSphere Dashboard Framework versions (those prior to 7.0.1)
IBM recommends upgrading to version 7.0.1 and applying this fix. IBM
recommends that you review your entire environment to identify vulnerable
releases of the open-source Apache Commons Collections and take appropriate
mitigation and remediation actions.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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applying all security or integrity fixes as soon as possible to minimize any
potential risk.
References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
19 November 2015: Original version 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.
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
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FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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