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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.0002
Security Bulletin: Information Disclosure Vulnerability in
IBM WebSphere Portal (CVE-2017-1698)
2 January 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM WebSphere Portal
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
HP-UX
IBM i
Linux variants
Solaris
Windows
z/OS
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-1698
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22011519
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Security Bulletin: Information Disclosure Vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Portal
(CVE-2017-1698)
Document information
More support for: WebSphere Portal
Software version: 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0
Operating system(s): AIX, HP-UX, IBM i, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS
Reference #: 2011519
Modified date: 21 December 2017
Security Bulletin
Summary
A fix is available for an information disclosure vulnerability in IBM WebSphere
Portal (CVE-2017-1698).
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-1698
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Portal could reveal sensitive information from an
error message that could lead to further attacks against the system.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
134390 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Affected Product | Affected Versions |
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
|IBM WebSphere Portal |9.0.0.0 - 9.0.0.0 CF15 |
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
|IBM WebSphere Portal |8.5.0.0 - 8.5.0.0 CF15 |
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
|IBM WebSphere Portal |8.0.0.0 - 8.0.0.1 CF22 |
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
|IBM WebSphere Portal |7.0.0.0 - 7.0.0.2 CF30 |
+------------------------+-----------------------------------+
For unsupported versions IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version
of the product.
Remediation/Fixes
+-------------+-----------+-------+-------------------------------------------+
|Product |VRMF |APARs |Fix |
+-------------+-----------+-------+-------------------------------------------+
|IBM WebSphere|9.0 |PI91241| ? Upgrade to Cumulative Fix 15 (CF15)|
|Portal | | | and then apply the Interim Fix |
| | | | PI91241. |
| | | | |
| | | |--or-- |
| | | | |
| | | | ? Upgrade to Cumulative Fix 16 |
| | | | (CF16), targeted for 2Q 2018. |
| | | | |
| | | |(Combined Cumulative Fixes for WebSphere |
| | | |Portal 9.0 ) |
+-------------+-----------+-------+-------------------------------------------+
|IBM WebSphere|8.5 |PI91241| ? Upgrade to Cumulative Fix 15 (CF15)|
|Portal | | | and then apply the Interim Fix |
| | | | PI91241. |
| | | | |
| | | |--or-- |
| | | | |
| | | | ? Upgrade to Cumulative Fix 16 |
| | | | (CF16), targeted for 2Q 2018. |
| | | | |
| | | |(Combined Cumulative Fixes for WebSphere |
| | | |Portal 8.5.0.0 ) |
+-------------+-----------+-------+-------------------------------------------+
|IBM WebSphere|8.0.0 |PI91241| ? Upgrade to Fix Pack 8.0.0.1 with |
|Portal |through | | Cumulative Fix 22 (CF22) and then |
| |8.0.0.1 | | apply the Interim Fix PI91241. |
| | | | |
| | | |(Combined Cumulative Fixes for WebSphere |
| | | |Portal 8.0.0.1) |
+-------------+-----------+-------+-------------------------------------------+
|IBM WebSphere|7.0.0 |PI91241| ? Upgrade to Fix Pack 7.0.0.2 with |
|Portal |through | | Cumulative Fix 30 (CF30) and then |
| |7.0.0.2 | | apply the Interim Fix PI91241. |
| | | | |
| | | |(Combined Cumulative fixes for WebSphere |
| | | |Portal 7.0.0.2) |
+-------------+-----------+-------+-------------------------------------------+
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
Acknowledgement
The vulnerability was reported to IBM by James Nichols at 80/20 Lab & Dale
Thornton at PwC
Change History
21 December 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.
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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
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PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ANY
ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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