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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.2984.2
Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM Business Process Manager
2 December 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Business Process Manager
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
z/OS
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-7450
Reference: ASB-2015.0112
ASB-2015.0108.2
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21972046
Revision History: December 2 2015: Added Impact/ Access
December 1 2015: Initial Release
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Commons affects IBM Business
Process Manager (CVE-2015-7450)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
IBM Business Process Manager Advanced
Security
Software version:
8.5, 8.5.0.1, 8.5.5, 8.5.6
Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS
Reference #:
1972046
Modified date:
2015-11-30
Summary
An Apache Commons Collections vulnerability for handling Java object
deserialization was addressed by IBM Business Process Manager.
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 Business Process Manager V8.5.0.0 - V8.5.6.0
Remediation/Fixes
Install IBM Business Process Manager interim fix JR54748 as appropriate for
your current IBM Business Process Manager version.
IBM Business Process Manager Advanced
IBM Business Process Manager Standard
IBM Business Process Manager Express
Note that the vulnerable open source library was also included in IBM
WebSphere Application Server (WAS) that is shipped with IBM Business Process
Manager (all versions and editions). Refer to the following Security bulletin
for details about required WAS updates in your BPM environment: Security
Bulletin: Security vulnerabilities have been identified in IBM WebSphere
Application Server shipped with IBM Business Process Manager and WebSphere
Lombardi Edition (CVE-2015-7450, CVE-2015-2017, CVE-2015-4872, CVE-2015-4734,
CVE-2015-5006)
Workarounds and Mitigations
none
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References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
2015-11-30
*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
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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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