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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.2608
Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Solr affect IBM
Rational ClearQuest (CVE-2013-6407, CVE-2013-6408)
18 October 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Rational ClearQuest
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-6408 CVE-2013-6407
Reference: ESB-2017.2435
ESB-2014.0994
ESB-2014.0061
ESB-2013.1807
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22008531
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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Solr affect IBM Rational
ClearQuest (CVE-2013-6407, CVE-2013-6408)
Document information
More support for: Rational ClearQuest
Software version: 8.0, 8.0.0.1, 8.0.0.2, 8.0.0.3, 8.0.0.4, 8.0.0.5, 8.0.0.6,
8.0.0.7, 8.0.0.8, 8.0.0.9, 8.0.0.10, 8.0.0.11, 8.0.0.12, 8.0.0.13, 8.0.0.14,
8.0.0.15, 8.0.0.16, 8.0.0.17, 8.0.0.18, 8.0.0.19, 8.0.0.20, 8.0.0.21, 8.0.1,
8.0.1.1, 8.0.1.2, 8.0.1.3, 8.0.1.4, 8.0.1.5, 8.0.1.6, 8.0.1.7, 8.0.1.8,
8.0.1.9, 8.0.1.10, 8.0.1.11, 8.0.1.12, 8.0.1.13, 8.0.1.14, 8.0.1.15, 9.0,
9.0.0.1, 9.0.0.2, 9.0.0.3, 9.0.0.4, 9.0.0.5, 9.0.1, 9.0.1.1
Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Reference #: 2008531
Modified date: 17 October 2017
Security Bulletin
Summary
The Apache Solr that is shipped with IBM Rational ClearQuest contains multiple
security vulnerabilities. IBM Rational ClearQuest has addressed the applicable
CVEs.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2013-6407
DESCRIPTION: Apache Solr could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain
sensitive information, caused by an error when parsing XML entities. By
persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted XML document containing
external entity references, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to
obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
89379 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2013-6408
DESCRIPTION: Apache Solr could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain
sensitive information, caused by an error when parsing XML entities. By
persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted XML document containing
external entity references, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to
obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
89380 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Rational ClearQuest, versions 8.0, 8.0.1, 9.0 and 9.0.1 in the following
component:
o ClearQuest Full-Text Search.
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| ClearQuest version | Status |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| 9.0.1, 9.0.1.1 | Affected |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| 9.0 through 9.0.0.5 | Affected |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| 8.0.1 through 8.0.1.15 | Affected |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| 8.0 through 8.0.0.21 | Affected |
+---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
Workarounds and Mitigations
The mitigation is to take the following steps:
1. Locate the file <CQFTS_Home>/<DBSet_UserDB>/Solr/solr/conf/solrconfig.xml
2. Find the following two XML blocks that read
<requestHandler name="/update/xslt"
startup="lazy"
class="solr.XsltUpdateRequestHandler"/>
And
<requestHandler name="/analysis/document"
class="solr.DocumentAnalysisRequestHandler"
startup="lazy"/>
3. Either remove those two XML blocks or comment them out.
If you wish to use comments to exclude these blocks, you may use code like
this surrounding the blocks:
<!--
...commented out block lines...
-->
4. Locate the file <CQFTS_Home>/<DBSet_UserDB>/Solr/typeahead/conf/
solrconfig.xml
5. Find the following two XML blocks that read
<requestHandler name="/update/xslt"
startup="lazy"
class="solr.XsltUpdateRequestHandler"/>
And
<requestHandler name="/analysis/document"
class="solr.DocumentAnalysisRequestHandler"
startup="lazy"/>
6. Either remove those two XML blocks or comment them out.
If you wish to use comments to exclude these blocks, you may use code like
this surrounding the blocks:
<!--
...commented out block lines...
-->
7. Using cqtsadmin.pl script, run the commands --stop_fts_was_profile and
--start_fts_was_profile as documented here https://www.ibm.com/support/
knowledgecenter/en/SSSH5A_9.0.1/com.ibm.rational.clearquest.cli.doc/topics/
r_cqtsadmin_pl.htm to restart Solr so the changes to the solrconfig.xml
files take effect.
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Attention: The above steps must be done for all instances of ClearQuest |
|Full-Text Search that you have deployed in your environment. (For each |
|Full-Text Search enabled User Database). |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Affected Versions | Applying the fix |
+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
|8.0.0.x |Apply the above fix directly to your ClearQuest. |
|8.0.1.x | |
|9.0.0.x | |
|9.0.1.x | |
+-------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
For 7.0, 7.1 and earlier releases, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed,
supported version/release/platform of the product.
References
Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
17 October 2017: 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.
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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