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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.2378
Security Bulletin: Open Source Apache Struts Vulnerabilities affect IBM
Platform Cluster Manager Standard Edition, IBM Platform Cluster Manager
Advanced Edition, Platform HPC, and Spectrum Cluster Foundation
20 September 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Platform Cluster Manager
IBM Platform HPC
IBM Spectrum Cluster Foundation
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-12611
Reference: ESB-2017.2280
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1025776
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Security Bulletin: Open Source Apache Struts Vulnerabilities affect IBM
Platform Cluster Manager Standard Edition, IBM Platform Cluster Manager
Advanced Edition, Platform HPC, and Spectrum Cluster Foundation
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
Platform Cluster Manager
PCM GUI
Software version:
4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.2
Operating system(s):
Platform Independent
Software edition:
Advanced, Standard
Reference #:
T1025776
Modified date:
19 September 2017
Summary
Open Source Apache Struts Vulnerabilities were addressed by IBM Platform
Cluster Manager Standard Edition, IBM Platform Cluster Manager Advanced
Edition, Platform HPC, and Spectrum Cluster Foundation.
Vulnerability Details
CVE-ID
: CVE-2017-12611
Description
: Apache Struts could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on
the system, caused by the use of an unintentional expression in Freemarker
tag instead of string literals. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability
to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score:
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131603
for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
Platform Cluster Manager Standard Edition Version 4.1.0, 4.1.1 and 4.1.1.1
Platform Cluster Manager Advanced Edition Version 4.2.0, 4.2.0.1, 4.2.0.2 and
4.2.1
Platform HPC Version 4.1.1, 4.1.1.1, 4.2.0 and 4.2.1
Spectrum Cluster Foundation 4.2.2
Remediation/Fixes
IBM recommends that you review your entire environment to identify vulnerable
releases of the Open Source Apache Struts Vulnerabilities Collections and
take appropriate mitigation and remediation actions.
Platform Cluster Manager 4.2.1 & Platform HPC 4.2.1 & Spectrum Cluster
Foundation 4.2.2
1. Download the struts-2.3.34-lib.zip package from the following location:
http://archive.apache.org/dist/struts/2.3.34/
2. Copy the struts-2.3.34-lib.zip package to the management node.
3. Extract the struts-2.3.34-lib.zip package on the management node.
# mkdir -p /root/backup
# mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war
/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-core-* /root/backup
# mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war
/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-json-plugin-* /root/backup
# mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war
/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-spring-plugin-* /root/backup
# mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war
/WEB-INF/lib/xwork-core-* /root/backup
# mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war
/WEB-INF/lib/freemarker-* /root/backup
# mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war
/WEB-INF/lib/ognl-* /root/backup
# unzip struts-2.3.34-lib.zip
# cd struts-2.3.34/lib
# cp xwork-core-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-
portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war/WEB-INF/lib
# cp struts2-core-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-
portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war/WEB-INF/lib
# cp ognl-3.0.21.jar /opt/pcm/web-
portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war/WEB-INF/lib
# cp struts2-json-plugin-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-
portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war/WEB-INF/lib
# cp struts2-spring-plugin-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-
portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war/WEB-INF/lib
# cp freemarker-2.3.22.jar /opt/pcm/web-
portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war/WEB-INF/lib
4. Restart Platform HPC services. If high availability is enabled, run the
following commands on the active management node:
# pcmhatool failmode -m manual
# pcmadmin service stop --service WEBGUI
# pcmadmin service start --service WEBGUI
# pcmhatool failmode -m auto
Otherwise, if high availability is not enabled, run the following commands on
the management node:
# pcmadmin service stop --service WEBGUI
# pcmadmin service start --service WEBGUI
Platform Cluster Manager 4.2.0 4.2.0.x & Platform HPC 4.2.0 4.2.0.x
1. Download the struts-2.3.34-lib.zip package from the following location:
http://archive.apache.org/dist/struts/2.3.34/
2. Copy the struts-2.3.34-lib.zip package to the management node.
3. Extract the struts-2.3.34-lib.zip package on the management node.
4. # mkdir -p /root/backup
# mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-
INF/lib/struts2-core-* /root/backup
# mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/struts2
- -json-plugin-* /root/backup
# mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/struts2
- -spring-plugin-* /root/backup
# mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/xwork-
core-* /root/backup
# mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-
INF/lib/freemarker-* /root/backup
# mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/ognl-*
/root/backup
# unzip struts-2.3.34-lib.zip
# cd struts-2.3.34/lib
# cp xwork-core-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-
portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib
# cp ognl-3.0.21.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-
INF/lib
# cp struts2-core-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-
portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib
# cp struts2-json-plugin-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-
portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib
# cp struts2-spring-plugin-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-
portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib
# cp freemarker-2.3.22.jar /opt/pcm/web-
portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib
5. Restart Platform HPC services. If high availability is enabled, run the
following commands on the active management node:
# pcmhatool failmode -m manual
# pcmadmin service stop --service WEBGUI
# pcmadmin service start --service WEBGUI
# pcmhatool failmode -m auto
Otherwise, if high availability is not enabled, run the following commands on
the management node:
# pcmadmin service stop --service WEBGUI
# pcmadmin service start --service WEBGUI
Platform Cluster Manager 4.1.x & Platform HPC 4.1.x
1. Download the struts-2.3.34-lib.zip package from the following location:
http://archive.apache.org/dist/struts/2.3.34/
2. Copy the struts-2.3.34-lib.zip package to the management node.
3. Extract the struts-2.3.34-lib.zip package on the management node
# mkdir -p /root/backup
# mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-
INF/lib/struts2-core-* /root/backup
# mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/struts2
- -json-plugin-* /root/backup
# mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/struts2
- -spring-plugin-* /root/backup
# mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/xwork-
core-* /root/backup
# mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-
INF/lib/freemarker-* /root/backup
# mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/ognl-*
/root/backup
# unzip struts-2.3.34-lib.zip
# cd struts-2.3.34/lib/
# cp xwork-core-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-
portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib
# cp struts2-core-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-
portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib
# cp struts2-json-plugin-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-
portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib
# cp struts2-spring-plugin-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-
portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib
# cp freemarker-2.3.22.jar /opt/pcm/web-
portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib
# cp ognl-3.0.21.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-
INF/lib
4. Restart Platform HPC services. If high availability is enabled, run the
following commands on the active management node:
# pcmhatool failmode -m manual
# pmcadmin stop
# pmcadmin start
# pcmhatool failmode -m auto
Otherwise, if high availability is not enabled, run the following commands on
the management node:
# pmcadmin stop
# pmcadmin start
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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