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Security Bulletin: IBM API Connect is impacted by vulnerabilities in PHP (CVE-2020-7060, CVE-2020-7059)

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM API Connect has addressed the following vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-7060
DESCRIPTION:   PHP is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the mbfl_filt_conv_big5_wchar function. By sending specially crafted data, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and obtain sensitive information or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175204 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2020-7059
DESCRIPTION:   PHP is vulnerable to denial of service, caused by an out-of-bounds read in php_strip_tags_ex. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/175030 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) Version(s)
API Connect IBM API Connect V2018.4.1.0-2018.4.1.10
API Connect IBM API Connect V5.0.0.0-5.0.8.7

Remediation/Fixes

Affected Product

Addressed in VRMF
APAR
Remediation / First Fix

IBM API Connect

V5.0.0.0-5.0.8.7
 

5.0.8.8 LI81501 Addressed in IBM API Connect V5.0.8.8

Developer Portal is impacted.

Follow this link and find the "Portal" package:

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder

IBM API Connect

V2018.4.1.0-2018.4.1.10

2018.4.1.11 LI81501

Addressed in IBM API Connect V2018.4.1.11

Developer Portal is impacted.

Follow this link and find the "Portal" package:

http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

20 May 2020: Updated CVE-2020-7060 description to match X-Force description.
13 May 2020: Removed erroneous CVE CVE-2020-7069, replaced with CVE-2020-7060 - CVSS 7.8 instead of 9.8
11 May 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:
20 May 2020

UID

ibm16208333