IBM Security Identity Manager: Create Arbitrary Files -- Remote with User Interaction

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2018.3816
 A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application
     Server shipped with IBM Security Identity Manager (CVE-2018-1797)
                             10 December 2018

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM Security Identity Manager
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  AIX
                   Linux variants
                   Solaris
                   Windows
Impact/Access:     Create Arbitrary Files -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2018-1797  

Reference:         ESB-2018.3753

Original Bulletin: 
   https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10744731

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Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM
WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Security Identity Manager
(CVE-2018-1797)

Document information
Software version: 6.0
Operating system(s): AIX, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Reference #: 0744731
Modified date: 07 December 2018

Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) is shipped as a component of IBM
Security Identity Manager (ISIM). Information about a security vulnerability
affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server has been published in a security
bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

Please consult the security bulletin Security Bulletin: Potential directory
traversal vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2018-1797)  for
vulnerability details and information about fixes.

Affected Products and Versions

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|Product Version|WebSphere version    |
|---------------+---------------------|
|ISIM 6.0       |WAS v 7.0, v8.0, v8.5|
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Change History

07 December 2018: Original Version Published

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