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                               ESB-2017.2411
        Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Taglibs affects
            IBM Cram Social Program Management (CVE-2015-0254)
                             22 September 2017

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM Cram Social Program Management
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  AIX
                   HP-UX
                   Solaris
                   Linux variants
                   Windows
                   z/OS
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2015-0254  

Reference:         ESB-2015.2277

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22008672

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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Taglibs affects IBM Cram Social
Program Management (CVE-2015-0254)

Document information

More support for:

Cram Social Program Management

Software version:

6.0.5, 6.1.1, 6.2.0, 7.0.1

Operating system(s):

AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS

Software edition:

All Editions

Reference #:

2008672

Modified date:

21 September 2017


Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM Cram Social Program Management uses the Apache Taglibs Library. Apache
Standard Taglibs could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on
the system, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error when
processing XML data.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:

CVE-2015-0254

DESCRIPTION:

Apache Standard Taglibs could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary
code on the system, caused by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) error
when processing XML data. By sending specially-crafted XML data, an attacker
could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.

CVSS Base Score: 7.5

CVSS Temporal Score: See

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/101550

for the current score

CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined

CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Cram Social Program Management 7.0.0.0 - 7.0.1.0

IBM Cram Social Program Management 6.2.0.0 - 6.2.0.5

IBM Cram Social Program Management 6.1.0.0 - 6.1.1.5

IBM Cram Social Program Management 6.0.5.0 - 6.0.5.10

Remediation/Fixes


+-------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------+
|Product                  |VRMF  |Remediation/First Fix                       |
+-------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------+
|IBM Curam Social Program |7.0   |Visit IBM Fix Central and upgrade to 7.0.1.1|
|Management               |      |or a subsequent 7.0.1 release               |
+-------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------+
|IBM Curam Social Program |6.2   |Visit IBM Fix Central and upgrade to 6.2.0.6|
|Management               |      |or a subsequent 6.2.0 release               |
+-------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------+
|IBM Curam Social Program |6.1   |Visit IBM Fix Central and upgrade to 6.1.1.6|
|Management               |      |or a subsequent 6.1.1 release               |
+-------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------+
|IBM Curam Social Program |6.0.5 |Visit IBM Fix Central and upgrade to        |
|Management               |      |6.0.5.10 iFix2 or a subsequent 6.0.5 release|
+-------------------------+------+--------------------------------------------+



Workarounds and Mitigations

For information on all other versions please contact Cram Customer Support.



Important note

IBM strongly suggests that all System z customers be subscribed to the System
z Security Portal to receive the latest critical System z security and
integrity service. If you are not subscribed, see the instructions on the
System z Security web site . Security and integrity APARs and associated
fixes will be posted to this portal. IBM suggests reviewing the CVSS scores
and 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



Change History

21 September 2017: Original document 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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