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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.3727
IBM InfoSphere Governance Catalog is vulnerable to an Open
Redirection vulnerability
30 November 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM InfoSphere Governance Catalog
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Provide Misleading Information -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-1875
Reference: ESB-2018.3542
Original Bulletin:
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10738911
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Security Bulletin: IBM InfoSphere Governance Catalog is vulnerable to an Open
Redirection vulnerability
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for: InfoSphere Information Server
Software version: All Versions
Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Windows
Software edition: 11.3, 11.5, 11.7
Reference #: 0738911
Modified date: 29 November 2018
Summary
An Open Redirection vulnerability was addressed by IBM InfoSphere Governance
Catalog.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1875
DESCRIPTION: IBM InfoSphere Information Server could allow a remote attacker to
conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim
to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this
vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web
site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain
highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
151639 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
The following products, running on all supported platforms, are affected:
IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog: versions 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7
IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud: version 11.5, and 11.7
Remediation/Fixes
Product VRMF APAR Remediation/First Fix
InfoSphere 11.7 JR60118 --Contact IBM Customer Support
Information
Governance Catalog,
Information Server
on Cloud
InfoSphere 11.5 JR60118 --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version
Information 11.5.0.2
Governance Catalog,
Information Server --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.5
on Cloud Service Pack 5
InfoSphere 11.3 JR60118 --Upgrade to a new release where the issue has been
Information resolved.
Governance Catalog
Contact Technical Support:
In the United States and Canada dial 1-800-IBM-SERV
View the support contacts for other countries outside of the United States.
Electronically open a Service Request with Information Server Technical
Support.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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Reference
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related Information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
29 November 2018: 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.
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