Security Bulletin
Summary
An authenticated user can create users with malformed user IDs in IBM® Intelligent Operations Center so that these new users cannot be deleted later from the system. Because the malformed users cannot be deleted at the application level, this is a denial of service issue.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-4066
DESCRIPTION: IBM Intelligent Operations Center (IOC) could allow an authenticated user to create arbitrary users which could cause ID management issues and result in code execution.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/157011 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
- IBM® Intelligent Operations Center V5.1.0 - V5.2.0
- IBM® Intelligent Operations Center for Emergency Management V5.1.0 - V5.1.0.6
- IBM® Water Operations for Waternamics V5.1.0 - V5.2.1.1
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply an interim fix that contains the fix for this issue as soon as practical.
Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
---|---|---|---|
IBM® Intelligent Operations Center | V5.2.0 | PO08061 | Interim fix PO08061, or later |
IBM® Intelligent Operations Center | V5.1.0 - V5.1.0.14 | PO08131 | Interim fix PO08131, or later |
IBM® Water Operations for Waternamics | V5.1.0 - V5.2.1.1 | PO08061 | Interim fix PO08061, or later |
For information about the latest available updates for IBM® Intelligent Operations Center see IBM Intelligent Operations Center V5.2 installation updates.
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
31 May 2019: 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:
31 May 2019
UID
ibm10879381