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Security Bulletin: XML parsing vulnerability in Apache Santuario might affect IBM Business Automation Workflow and IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) - CVE-2019-12400

Security Bulletin


Summary

A XML parsing vulnerability in Apache Santuario might affect IBM Business Process Manager and IBM Business Automation Workflow are vulnerable.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2019-12400
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Santuario XML Security for Java could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the loading of XML parsing code from an untrusted source. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to launch further attacks on the system when validating signed documents.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/165748 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)

Affected Products and Versions

 

 

Affected Product(s)Version(s)          
IBM Business Automation WorkflowV19.0
V18.0
IBM Business Process ManagerV8.6
V8.5
V8.0

 

Note that Business Automation Workflow 20.0.0.1 is not affected.

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 JR62350 as soon as practical:

For IBM Business Automation Workflow V18.0 and V19.0
· Upgrade to minimal cumulative fix levels as required by iFix and then apply iFix JR62350
--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 JR62350
--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 JR62350
--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 JR62350
--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

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

Change History

27 Jul 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:
27 July 2020

UID

ibm16253287

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