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JR60556: SECURITY APAR CVE-2019-4045 - VALUE INDICATING WHO LAST MODIFIED A DOCUMENT CAN BE SPOOFED

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • CVEID: CVE-2019-4045
    DESCRIPTION: IBM Business Automation Workflow and IBM Business
    Process Manager provide embedded document management features.
    Because of a missing restriction in an API, a client might spoof
    the last modified by value of a document.
    CVSS Base Score: 4.3
    CVSS Temporal Score: See
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156241 for
    the current score
    CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
    CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
    
    PRODUCTS AFFECTED
    IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Express
    IBM BPM Standard
    IBM BPM Advanced
    IBM Business Automation Workflow
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • No additional information is available.
    

Problem conclusion

  • A fix that ignores user-provided values that indicate who
    modified a document last is available for IBM Business Process
    Manager V8.5.0.2, V8.5.5.0, V8.5.6 CF02, V8.5.7 CF2017.06, V8.6
    CF2017.12, V8.6 CF2018.03, Business Automation Workflow
    V18.0.0.1 and V18.0.0.2, and will be included in future releases
     of Business Automation Workflow.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    JR60556

  • Reported component name

    BPM

  • Reported component ID

    5737A5700

  • Reported release

    860

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2019-01-17

  • Closed date

    2019-04-03

  • Last modified date

    2019-04-03

  • 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

    BPM

  • Fixed component ID

    5737A5700

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSFPJS","label":"IBM Business Process Manager"},"Component":"","ARM Category":[],"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"8.6.0.0","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
14 September 2022