Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Business Process Manager and IBM Business Automation Workflow are vulnerable to an information disclosure attack.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4446
DESCRIPTION: IBM Business Process Manager and IBM Business Automation Workflow could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to perform insufficient authorization checks.
CVSS Base score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181126 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Business Automation Workflow | V19.0 V18.0 |
IBM Business Process Manager | V8.6 V8.5 V8.0 |
For earlier and unsupported versions of the products, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the Interim Fix (iFix) or Cumulative Fix (CF) containing APAR JR62271 as soon as practical:
- IBM Business Automation Workflow (including fix for IBM Business Process Manager V8.6.0.0 2018.03)
- IBM Business Process Manager Advanced
- IBM Business Process Manager Standard
- IBM Business Process Manager Express
For IBM Business Automation Workflow V18.0 and V19.0
· Upgrade to minimal cumulative fix levels as required by iFix and then apply iFix JR62271
--OR--
· Apply cumulative fix Business Automation Workflow V20.0.0.1 or later (targeted availability 2Q 2020)
For IBM Business Process Manager V8.6
· Upgrade to minimal cumulative fix levels as required by iFix and then apply iFix JR62271
--OR--
· Upgrade to Business Automation Workflow V20.0.0.1 or later (targeted availability 2Q 2020)
For IBM BPM V8.5
· Upgrade to IBM BPM V8.5.7, apply Cumulative Fix 2017.06 and then apply iFix JR62271
--OR--
· Upgrade to Business Automation Workflow V20.0.0.1 or later (targeted availability 2Q 2020)
For IBM BPM V8.0
· Upgrade to IBM BPM V8.0.1, apply Fix Pack 3 and then apply iFix JR62271
--OR--
· Upgrade to Business Automation Workflow V20.0.0.1 or later (targeted availability 2Q 2020)
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
05 May 2020: Initial Publication
*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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
05 May 2020
UID
ibm16205805