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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2019.0681 IBM InfoSphere Information Server is affected by a XXE (XML External Entity) Injection vulnerability 5 March 2019 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM InfoSphere Information Server Publisher: IBM Operating System: AIX Linux variants Windows Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Existing Account Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2018-1845 Original Bulletin: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10738917 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: IBM InfoSphere Information Server is affected by a XXE (XML External Entity) Injection vulnerability Document information More support for: InfoSphere Information Server Software version: 11.3, 11.5, 11.7 Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Windows Reference #: 0738917 Modified date: 04 March 2019 Summary An XXE (XML External Entity) Injection vulnerability was addressed by IBM InfoSphere Information Server. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-1845 DESCRIPTION: IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. CVSS Base Score: 7.1 CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/ 150905 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:N/A:L) Affected Products and Versions The following products, running on all supported platforms, are affected: IBM InfoSphere Information Server: versions 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7 IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud: version 11.5, and 11.7 IBM InfoSphere Information Server Business Glossary version 9.1 IBM InfoSphere Information Server Metadata Workbench 9.1 Remediation/Fixes +--------------------+-------+-------+----------------------------------------------------+ |Product |VRMF |APAR |Remediation/First Fix | +--------------------+-------+-------+----------------------------------------------------+ |InfoSphere | | | | |Information Server, |11.7 |JR60159|--Contact IBM Customer Support | |Information Server | | | | |on Cloud | | | | +--------------------+-------+-------+----------------------------------------------------+ | | | |--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version | | | | |11.5.0.2 | | | | | | | | | |--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.5 | |InfoSphere | | |Service Pack 5 | |Information Server, |11.5 |JR60159| | |Information Server | | |--Apply Information Governance Catalog Security | |on Cloud | | |patch | | | | | | | | | |--Apply Information Server XMETA Security patch | | | | | | | | | |--Apply Information Server istool Security patch | +--------------------+-------+-------+----------------------------------------------------+ |InfoSphere |11.3 |JR60159|--Upgrade to a new release where the issue is | |Information Server | | |addressed | +--------------------+-------+-------+----------------------------------------------------+ |Business Glossary, |9.1 |JR60159|--Upgrade to a new release | |Metadata Workbench | | | | +--------------------+-------+-------+----------------------------------------------------+ For IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 9.1, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product. Contact Technical Support: In the United States and Canada dial 1-800-IBM-SERV View the support contacts for other countries outside of the United States. Electronically open a Service Request with Information Server Technical Support. Workarounds and Mitigations None Change History 04 March 2019: 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." 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