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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.2174
Security Bulletin: A Security Vulnerability, exists in the Android platform
used by the Cordova tools in Rational Software Architect for
WebSphere Software (CVE-2015-1835)
20 August 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Rational Software Architect
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
OS X
Windows
Impact/Access: Modify Arbitrary Files -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-1835
Reference: ESB-2015.2015
ESB-2015.1411
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21964563
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Security Bulletin: A Security Vulnerability, exists in the Android platform
used by the Cordova tools in Rational Software Architect for WebSphere
Software (CVE-2015-1835)
Document information
More support for:
Rational Software Architect
Modeling
Software version:
9.1, 9.1.1, 9.1.2
Operating system(s):
Linux, OS X, Windows
Reference #:
1964563
Modified date:
2015-08-19
Security Bulletin
Summary
A security vulnerability, CVE-2015-1835, has been discovered that affects the
Android platform used by the Cordova tools in Rational Software Architect for
WebSphere Software.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-1835
DESCRIPTION: The Apache Cordova could allow a remote attacker to execute
arbitrary commands on the system. Applications built with the Cordova
framework and lack explicit values set in config.xml can have undefined
configuration variables set by Intent. By persuading a victim to click a
specially crafted URL, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject
malicious content in applications and modify app characteristics including
force-closing.
CVSS Base Score: 5.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/103448 for the current
score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software 9.1, 9.1.1 and 9.1.2
Remediation/Fixes
Product VRMF Remediation / First Fix
IBM Rational Software Architect 9.1, 9.1.1 and 9.1.2 Update the Android platform to 3.7.2
for Websphere Software using the Node Packaged Modules software
provided with the product:
1. Open a command terminal and navigate to <product installation
directory>/cordova_cli/ (for Windows) or <product installation
directory>/cordova_cli/bin/ (for Linux or MacOS)
2. Issue the following command to upgrade the Android platform to 3.7.2:
cordova platform update android@3.7.2 --usenpm
3. Rebuild your application and redeploy to your users
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References
Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
*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.
Disclaimer
According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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