IT36738: WEBADMIN LDAP AUTHORIZATION MAY PROVIDE INCORRECT ACCESS WHEN USING USERNAME IN THE FILTER EXPRESSION.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using {{username}} for the filter_expr of
  ldapAuthorizeUrl, it's seen that the userid of first successful
  login is cached and substituted for all subsequent login
  attempts by other users. This may cause incorrect group
  membership results and in turn provide incorrect access to the
  users.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  All Users of IBM App Connect Enterprise V11 using LDAP
  authorization for administration security.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  MultiPlatform
  
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  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  When using {{username}} for the filter_expr of ldapAuthorizeUrl,
  it is observed that the userid of the first successful login is
  cached and substituted for all subsequent login attempts by
  other users. This may cause incorrect group membership results
  and in turn provide incorrect access to the users.
  

Problem conclusion

• The product no longer caches the first login username to prevent
  incorrect reuse of it  for authorization check for subsequent
  user logins.
  
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  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v11.0      11.0.0.13
  v12.0      12.0.2.0
  
  The latest available maintenance can be obtained from:
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006041
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available,information on
  its planned availability can be found on:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006308
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Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  APP CONNECT ENT

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0550

Applicable component levels