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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.2566
Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Struts v2 affect IBM Security
Identity Manager ( CVE-2016-1181 CVE-2016-1182 )
2 November 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Security Identity Manager
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
HP-UX
Linux variants
Solaris
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Modify Arbitrary Files -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-1182 CVE-2016-1181
Reference: ASB-2016.0095
ASB-2016.0074
ESB-2016.2491
ESB-2016.2357
ESB-2016.2310
ESB-2016.2223
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21992931
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Struts v2 affect IBM Security Identity
Manager ( CVE-2016-1181 CVE-2016-1182 )
Security Bulletin
Summary
Struts v2 vulnerabilities affect IBM Security Identity Manager. IBM Security
Identity Manager has addressed the applicable CVEs.
These issues were also addressed by IBM WebSphere Application Server, which is
shipped with IBM Security Identity Manager.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-1181
DESCRIPTION: Apache Struts could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary
code on the system, caused by the failure to protect against unintended remote
operations against components on server memory by the ActionForm instance. An
attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the
system.
CVSS Base Score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113852 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2016-1182
DESCRIPTION: Apache Struts could allow a remote attacker to bypass security
restrictions, caused by the improper validation of input by the Validator. An
attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify validation rules and error
messages.
CVSS Base Score: 4.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113853 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Security Identity Manager version 6.0
Remediation/Fixes
Principal Product and Version(s) Affected Supporting Product and Version
IBM Security Identity Manager version 6.0 Apply fixes from Identity Manager and WebSphere Application Server
IBM Security Identity Manager (ISIM) 6.0.0-ISS-SIM-FP0015
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5 and 8.5.5 -
Vulnerabilities in Apache Struts affects IBM WebSphere Application Server
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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
*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.
Product Alias/Synonym
ISIM
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