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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities is affecting Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus WebGUI (CVE-2021-20336, CVE-2020-17530)

Security Bulletin


Summary

Fix is available for multiple vulnerabilities affecting Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus WebGUI (CVE-2021-20336, CVE-2020-17530).

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-20336
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus_GUI is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
CVSS Base score: 6.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/194350 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2020-17530
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Struts could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a forced double OGNL evaluation on raw user input in tag attributes. By sending specially crafted data, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/192743 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)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus_GUI8.1.x

Remediation/Fixes

ProductCVEAPARRemediation/First Fix
Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus WebGUI
CVE-2021-20336IJ30110Apply WebGUI 8.1.0 Fix Pack 22
CVE-2020-17530IJ30067

For unsupported versions IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.

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

The CVE-2021-20336 vulnerability was reported to IBM by Justyna Graczyk

Change History

08 Mar 2021: 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:
22 March 2021

UID

ibm16427953

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