Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM PowerVC is using a ceilometer database that does not have authentication enabled.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-1937
DESCRIPTION: IBM PowerVC NoSQL database used by ceilometer is listening on the remote port and is configured to allow connections without any authentication. A remote attacker can therefore connect to the database system in order to create, read, update, and delete documents, collections, and databases. Authentication tokens belonging to legitimate users may also be obtained from the database, providing administrator access to the product.
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/103109 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
PowerVC Express Edition 1.2.0.0 through 1.2.0.4
PowerVC Express Edition 1.2.1.0 through 1.2.1.2
PowerVC Standard Edition 1.2.0.0 through 1.2.0.4
PowerVC Standard Edition 1.2.1.0 through 1.2.1.2
PowerVC Standard Edition 1.2.2.0 through 1.2.2.2
Remediation/Fixes
Update to PowerVC 1.2.0.4, 1.2.1.2, or 1.2.2.2 as necessary, then apply the corresponding IT08806 interim fix from Fix Central.
For 1.2.0.4: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder?product=ibm%2FOther+software%2FPowerVC&fixids=Security-Fix-1.2.0-PowerVC-FP4-APAR-IT08806&source=SAR
For 1.2.1.2: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder?product=ibm%2FOther+software%2FPowerVC&fixids=Security-Fix-1.2.1-PowerVC-FP2-APAR-IT08806&source=SAR
For 1.2.2.2: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder?product=ibm%2FOther+software%2FPowerVC&fixids=Security-Fix-1.2.2-PowerVC-FP2-APAR-IT08806&source=SAR
Workarounds and Mitigations
Configure your firewall to prevent remote access on port 27017.
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References
Change History
29 May 2015: Original Version Published
*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 Information
Modified date:
09 August 2018
UID
nas8N1020731