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Security Bulletin: Third party vulnerable library Jackson-Databind affects IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing

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Summary

There are some vulnerabilities in the Jackson-Databind library that affects IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2018-7489
DESCRIPTION:   FasterXML jackson-databind could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a deserialization flaw in the readValue method of the ObjectMapper. By sending specially crafted JSON input, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139549 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

CVEID:   CVE-2018-5968
DESCRIPTION:   FasterXML jackson-databind could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by deserialization flaws. By using two different gadgets that bypass a blocklist, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/138088 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

CVEID:   CVE-2018-19362
DESCRIPTION:   An unspecified error with failure to block the jboss-common-core class from polymorphic deserialization in FasterXML jackson-databind has an unknown impact and attack vector.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155093 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2018-19361
DESCRIPTION:   An unspecified error with failure to block the openjpa class from polymorphic deserialization in FasterXML jackson-databind has an unknown impact and attack vector.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155092 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2018-19360
DESCRIPTION:   An unspecified error with failure to block the axis2-transport-jms class from polymorphic deserialization in FasterXML jackson-databind has an unknown impact and attack vector.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155091 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2018-14721
DESCRIPTION:   FasterXML jackson-databind is vulnerable to server-side request forgery, caused by the failure to block the axis2-jaxws class from polymorphic deserialization. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive data.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155136 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2018-14720
DESCRIPTION:   FasterXML jackson-databind could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an XML external entity (XXE) error when processing XML data by JDK classes. By sending a specially-crafted XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155137 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2018-14719
DESCRIPTION:   FasterXML jackson-databind could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the failure to block the blaze-ds-opt and blaze-ds-core classes from polymorphic deserialization. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155138 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2018-12023
DESCRIPTION:   An unspecified vulnerability in multiple Oracle products could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/151425 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2018-12022
DESCRIPTION:   FasterXML jackson-databind could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a flaw when the Default Typing is enabled. By sending a specially-crafted request in LDAP service, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163227 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2018-1000873
DESCRIPTION:   FasterXML jackson-databind is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper input validation by the nanoseconds time value field. By persuading a victim to deserialize specially-crafted input, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154804 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID:   CVE-2017-17485
DESCRIPTION:   Jackson-databind could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a flaw in the default-typing feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137340 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2017-15095
DESCRIPTION:   Jackson Library could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a deserialization flaw in the readValue() method of the ObjectMapper. By sending specially crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/135123 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
PUB7.0
RPE6.0.6.1
RPE6.0.6

 


Remediation/Fixes

For IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing 6.0.2 - 7.0, a fix is available by upgrading to

7.0 iFix003 or latest
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing iFix003

6.0.6.1 iFix011 or latest
Rational Publishing Engine 6.0.6.1 iFix011

6.0.6 iFix017 or latest
Rational Publishing Engine 6.0.6 iFix017


For any prior versions of the products listed above, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product.

If the iFix is not found in the iFix Portal please contact IBM support.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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Change History

26 Jun 2020: Initial Publication

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
07 July 2020

UID

ibm16244628