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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.0034
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat affects
IBM Platform Symphony
2 January 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Platform Symphony
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
Impact/Access: Provide Misleading Information -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-11784
Reference: ESB-2018.2992
Original Bulletin:
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10792795
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Tomcat affects IBM Platform Symphony
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for: Platform Symphony
Software version: 7.1 Fix Pack 1
Operating system(s): Linux
Reference #: 07927951
Modified date: 26 December 2018
Summary
This interim fix provides instructions on upgrading Apache Tomcat from v6.0.43
to v8.5.37 in IBM Platform Symphony 7.1 Fix Pack 1 in order to address security
vulnerability CVE-2018-11784 in Apache Tomcat.
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11784
Description: Apache Tomcat could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing
attacks, caused by an open redirect vulnerability in the default servlet. An
attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to
redirect a victim to arbitrary Web sites.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
150860 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Platform Symphony 7.1 Fix Pack 1
Remediation/Fixes
Applicability
Operating systems: Linux-x86_64
Cluster type: Single grid cluster
Packages
+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
| Product | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
|IBM Platform Symphony 7.1 Fix Pack 1 |P102834 |sym7.1_lnx26-lib23-x64_build509541.tar.gz |
+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
|Apache Tomcat 8.5.37 |N/A |apache-tomcat-8.5.37.tar.gz |
+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
For Platform Symphony 7.1 Fix Pack 1
Installation
1. Log on to the master host as the cluster administrator and stop the WEBGUI
service:
> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin
> source $EGO_TOP/cshrc.platform
> egosh service stop WEBGUI
2. Log on to each management host in the cluster and back up the following
files for recovery purposes:
$EGO_TOP/gui/3.1/tomcat/
$EGO_CONFDIR/../../gui/conf/catalina.policy
$EGO_CONFDIR/../../gui/conf/catalina.properties
$EGO_CONFDIR/../../gui/conf/server.xml$EGO_TOP/gui/ego/3.1/platform/WEB-INF
/web.xml
$EGO_TOP/gui/is/7.1/isgui/WEB-INF/web.xml
$EGO_TOP/gui/perf/3.1/perfgui/WEB-INF/web.xml
$EGO_TOP/gui/soam/7.1/soamgui/WEB-INF/web.xml
$EGO_TOP/gui/soam/7.1/symgui/WEB-INF/web.xml
3. Copy the apache-tomcat-8.5.37.tar.gz package to a temporary folder and
decompress the file:
> cp apache-tomcat-8.5.37.tar.gz /tmp
> tar zxvf apache-tomcat-8.5.37.tar.gz
> rm -rf apache-tomcat-8.5.37/conf/
> rm -rf apache-tomcat-8.5.37/work/
> rm -rf apache-tomcat-8.5.37/logs/
4. Copy the Tomcat folder:
> rm -rf $EGO_TOP/gui/3.1/tomcat
> cp -rf apache-tomcat-8.5.37 $EGO_TOP/gui/3.1/tomcat
5. Copy the sym7.1_lnx26-lib23-x64_build509541.tar.gz package and decompress
it:
> tar zxfo sym7.1_lnx26-lib23-x64_build509541.tar.gz -C $EGO_TOP
6. If you ran the "egoconfig mghost shared_dir" command during installation to
set up a shared location for configuration files, ensure that the
configuration file is changed in the shared directory:
> cp $EGO_TOP/gui/conf/catalina.policy $EGO_CONFDIR/../../gui/conf/
catalina.policy
> cp $EGO_TOP/gui/conf/catalina.properties $EGO_CONFDIR/../../gui/conf/
catalina.properties
> cp $EGO_TOP/gui/conf/server.xml $EGO_CONFDIR/../../gui/conf/server.xml
7. If you modified the $EGO_CONFDIR/../../gui/conf/server.xml configuration
file for details such as the GUI service port, manually redo those changes.
8. Edit the web.xml files to add the following configuration:
1. Edit each of the following files:
$EGO_TOP/gui/ego/3.1/platform/WEB-INF/web.xml
$EGO_TOP/gui/is/7.1/isgui/WEB-INF/web.xml
$EGO_TOP/gui/perf/3.1/perfgui/WEB-INF/web.xml
$EGO_TOP/gui/soam/7.1/symgui/WEB-INF/web.xml
$EGO_TOP/gui/soam/7.1/soamgui/WEB-INF/web.xml
2. Find the "<servlet-name>dwr-invoker</servlet-name>" line in the "</
servlet>" section and add the following configuration:
<init-param>
<param-name>crossDomainSessionSecurity</param-name>
<param-value>false</param-value>
</init-param>
For example:
<servlet>
<servlet-name>dwr-invoker</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>org.directwebremoting.servlet.DwrServlet</
servlet-class>
<init-param>
<param-name>debug</param-name>
<param-value>true</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>crossDomainSessionSecurity</param-name>
<param-value>false</param-value>
</init-param>
</servlet>
9. On each management host, delete all subdirectories and files in the
following directory:
> rm -rf $EGO_TOP/gui/work/*
10. On all client hosts, open your web browser and clear the browser cache.
11. Start the WEBGUI service:
> source $EGO_TOP/cshrc.platform
> egosh service start WEBGUI
12. In the $EGO_TOP/gui/logs/catalina.out file, check whether the GUI version
indicates version 8.5.37:
INFO: Server version: Apache Tomcat/8.5.37
Uninstallation
Follow the instructions in this section to uninstall this update in your
cluster, if required.
1. Log on to the master host as the cluster administrator and stop the WEBGUI
service:
> egosh user logon -u Admin -x Admin
> source $EGO_TOP/cshrc.platform
> egosh service stop WEBGUI
2. On each management host, restore the backup files:
1. Remove the Tomcat folder, which was introduced by this interim fix:
> rm -rf $EGO_TOP/gui/3.1/tomcat
2. Restore the following folders and files from your backup:
$EGO_TOP/gui/3.1/tomcat
$EGO_CONFDIR/../../gui/conf/catalina.policy
$EGO_CONFDIR/../../gui/conf/catalina.properties
$EGO_CONFDIR/../../gui/conf/server.xml
$EGO_TOP/gui/ego/3.1/platform/WEB-INF/web.xml
$EGO_TOP/gui/is/7.1/isgui/WEB-INF/web.xml
$EGO_TOP/gui/perf/3.1/perfgui/WEB-INF/web.xml
$EGO_TOP/gui/soam/7.1/soamgui/WEB-INF/web.xml
$EGO_TOP/gui/soam/7.1/symgui/WEB-INF/web.xml
3. Delete all subdirectories and files in the following directory:
> rm -rf $EGO_TOP/gui/work/*
4. On all client hosts, open your web browser and clear the browser cache.
5. Start the WEBGUI service:
> source $EGO_TOP/cshrc.platform
> egosh service start WEBGUI
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
24 December 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
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FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF
ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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