Security Bulletin
Summary
A vulnerability IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information. This vulnerability may affect the IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client web user interface, IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management, and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments. UPDATED 1/29/2021: Added 7.1 fix for IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4329
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0 and Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 20.0.0.4 could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by improper parameter checking. This could be exploited to conduct spoofing attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 177841.
CVSS Base score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/177841 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive web user interface | 8.1.7.0-8.1.10.0 (Linux and Windows) 8.1.9.0-8.1.10.0 (AIX) |
IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management | 8.1.7.0-8.1.10.0 (Linux) 8.1.9.0-8.1.10.0 (AIX) |
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware |
8.1.0.0-8.1.10.0 |
IBM Spectrum Protect (for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V | 8.1.4.0-8.1.10.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client web user interface Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
8.1 | 8.1.11 | AIX Linux Windows | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6367205 |
IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
8.1 | 8.1.1.11 | AIX Linux | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6335741 |
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
8.1 | 8.1.11 | Linux Windows | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6152475 |
7.1 | 7.1.8.10 | Linux Windows | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/316625 |
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V Release | First Fixing VRM Level | Platform | Link to Fix |
8.1 | 8.1.11 | Linux | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6152475 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
20 November 2020: Initial Publication
29 January 2021: Added fix for 7.1 IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware
*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:
29 January 2021
UID
ibm16371650