Security Bulletin
Summary
The following security issue has been identified in the WebSphere Application Server included as part of IBM Tivoli Monitoring (ITM) portal server. Note that log4j 2.x is not actually used by ITM but is present as part of the Tivoli Portal Server component installation as it prereqs and installs WebSphere Application Server. WebSphere Application server includes log4j in an installable ear file, uddi.ear, that is not automatically deployed. You can safely remove this uddi.ear file.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the failure to protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints by JNDI features. By sending a specially crafted code string, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load arbitrary Java code on the server and take complete control of the system. Note: The vulnerability is also called Log4Shell or LogJam.
CVSS Base score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/214921 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Tivoli Monitoring | 6.3.0 fix pack 7 service pack 5(or later service pack) |
Remediation/Fixes
| Fix Name | VRMF | Remediation/Fix Download |
| 6.3.0.7-TIV-ITM-SP0010 | 6.3.0.7 Fix Pack 7 Service Pack 10 | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6550868 |
| 6.X.X-TIV-ITM_TEPS_WAS-IHS_ALL_8.55.20.02 | 6.3.0.7 Fix Pack 7 Service Pack 5 or later | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6538128 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
The vulnerable log4j library is included in an installable but not deployed application ear file, uddi.ear.
If you haven't yet applied the 6.X.X-TIV-ITM_TEPS_WAS-IHS_ALL_8.55.20.02, which fixes the uddi.ear, you can delete the ear file without any issues.
The uddi.ear file is located in the "iw" component platform (PLAT) directory under your CANDLEHOME installation directory.
For Unix or Linux run: $CANDLEHOME/bin/cinfo -t iw
and use the platform (PLAT) column in the output
i.e. rm $CANDLEHOME/aix536/iw/installableApps/uddi.ear
Windows:
del %CANDLE_HOME%\CNPSJ\installableApps\uddi.ear
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
14 Dec 2021: 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:
30 December 2022
UID
ibm16527962