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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2018.3159
        Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager Appliance is
           affected by a security vulnerability (CVE-2018-1850)
                              18 October 2018

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM Security Access Manager Appliance
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  Network Appliance
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2018-1850  

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10734555

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Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager Appliance is affected by a
security vulnerability (CVE-2018-1850)

Document information

More support for: IBM Security Access Manager Appliance

Software version: 9.0.3.1, 9.0.4.0, 9.0.5.0

Operating system(s): Appliance

Reference #: 0734555

Modified date: 17 October 2018

Summary

IBM Security Access Manager appliance is affected by a security vulnerability
that could allow unauthorized operations when Advanced Access Control services
are running.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1850
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.3.1, 9.0.4.0 and
9.0.5.0 could allow unauthorized operations when Advanced Access Control
services are running.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
150998 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

+----------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
|Affected IBM Security Access Manager Appliance            |Affected Versions    |
+----------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
|IBM Security Access Manager                               |9.0.3.1-9.0.5.0      |
+----------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+

 

Remediation/Fixes

+-----------------+-----------+-------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Product          |VRMF       |APAR   |Remediation                                                       |
+-----------------+-----------+-------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                 |           |       |1. For versions prior to 9.0.5.0, upgrade to 9.0.5.0:             |
|IBM Security     |9.0.3.1 -  |       |9.0.5-ISS-ISAM-FP0000                                             |
|Access Manager   |9.0.5.0    |IJ10386|                                                                  |
|                 |           |       |2. Apply 9.0.5.0 Interim Fix 2:                                   |
|                 |           |       |9.0.5.0-ISS-ISAM-IF0002                                           |
+-----------------+-----------+-------+------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

Change History

16 October 2018: 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.

                         Cross reference information
           Product             Component Platform        Version       Edition
 IBM Security Access Manager             Appliance 9.0.3.1, 9.0.4.0,
          for Mobile                               9.0.5.0
 IBM Security Access Manager             Appliance 9.0.3.1, 9.0.4.0,
           for Web                                 9.0.5.0

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