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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2015.2545
  Security Bulletin: IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) document store is
     susceptible to XXE (XML External Entity) attacks. (CVE-2013-5452)
                              2 October 2015

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM Business Process Manager Advanced
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  AIX
                   Linux variants
                   Solaris
                   Windows
                   z/OS
Impact/Access:     Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2013-5452  

Reference:         ESB-2013.1822

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21963014

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Security Bulletin: IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) document store is
susceptible to XXE (XML External Entity) attacks. (CVE-2013-5452)

Document information

More support for:
IBM Business Process Manager Advanced
Security

Software version:
8.5.5, 8.5.6

Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows, z/OS

Reference #:
1963014

Modified date:
2015-10-01

Security Bulletin

Summary

An XML eXternal Entity (XXE) vulnerability has been reported for the
embedded component used by IBM BPM document store.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2013-5452
DESCRIPTION: The IBM FileNet Business Process Framework is vulnerable
to an XML external entity attack. A remote attacker could exploit this
vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, which could be used to
launch further attacks against the system.
CVSS Base Score: 3.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/88192 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

    IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.5.0 and V8.5.6.0

Remediation/Fixes

Install the interim fix for APAR JR53843 as appropriate for your current

IBM Business Process Manager version.
IBM Business Process Manager Express
IBM Business Process Manager Standard
IBM Business Process Manager Advanced

Please note that the fix for 8.5.6.0 is included in Version 8.5.6.0
Cumulative Fix 1 for the IBM Business Process Manager products.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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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

Change History

2015-10-01: Original 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.

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.

Cross reference information

Segment			Product					Component	Platform					Version		Edition
Business Integration	IBM Business Process Manager Express	Security	Linux, Linux zSeries, Windows			8.5.6, 8.5.5
Business Integration	IBM Business Process Manager Standard	Security	AIX, Linux, Linux zSeries, Solaris, Windows	8.5.6, 8.5.5

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