Security Bulletin
Summary
The optional Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection feature using Referer header allow listing is ineffective in IBM BPM V8.6.0.0. The check is effectively skipped.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2017-1769
DESCRIPTION: IBM Business Process Manager is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/136783 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
- IBM Business Process Manager V8.6.0.0
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the Interim Fix (iFix) or Cumulative Fix (CF) containing APAR JR58805 as soon as practical:
For IBM BPM V8.6.0.0 (released 2017.09)
- Install CF 2017.12 or later
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
22 January 2018: initial 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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Internal Use Only
Advisory ID 10542
Product Record ID 105416
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Document Information
Modified date:
23 February 2023
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