IBM Security Bulletin: Potential Privilege Escalation in WebSphere Application Server Admin Console (CVE-2017-1731) - United States  SECURITY BULLETIN

SUMMARY
 There is a potential privilege escalation in WebSphere Application Server Admin Console. 

VULNERABILITY DETAILS

CVEID: CVE-2017-1731 [http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-1731]
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server could provide weaker than expected security when using the Administrative Console. An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to possibly gain elevated privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134912 [https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134912] for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) 

AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS
This vulnerability affects the following versions and releases of IBM WebSphere Application Server: 

 * Version 9.0 
 * Version 8.5 
 * Version 8.0 
 * Version 7.0

REMEDIATION/FIXES
 The recommended solution is to apply the interim fix, Fix Pack or PTF containing APARs PI89498 for each named product as soon as practical.

For WebSphere Application Server traditional and WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition: 

For V9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.6: 
· Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fixes and then apply Interim Fix PI89498 [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044512] [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044155] [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043596] [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042712] [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041604] [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041394] [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042513] [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041604] [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041394] [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044155] [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044154]
--OR-- 
· Apply Fix Pack 9.0.0.7 or later. 

For V8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.13: 
· Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fixes and then apply Interim Fix PI89498 [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044512] [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044445]
--OR-- 
· Apply Fix Pack 8.5.5.14 or later (targeted availability 3Q2018). 

For V8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.14: 
· Upgrade to a minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fix and then apply Interim Fix PI89498 [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044512] 
--OR-- 
· Apply Fix Pack 8.0.0.15 or later. 

For V7.0.0.0 through 7.0.0.43: 
· Upgrade to a minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fix and then apply Interim Fix PI89498 [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044512] [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044445] [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043596] [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042712] [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041604] [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041394] [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042513] [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041604] [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041394]
--OR-- 
· Apply Fix Pack 7.0.0.45 or later. 

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REFERENCES
Complete CVSS v3 Guide [http://www.first.org/cvss/user-guide] 
On-line Calculator v3 [http://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0] 

RELATED INFORMATION
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal [http://www.ibm.com/security/secure-engineering/bulletins.html] 
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog [http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt] 

CHANGE HISTORY
 29 January 2018: original document 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
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Question: Help with Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in WebSphere Application Server shipped with WSRR (CVE-2017-1731) I need to understand details regarding Security Bulletin: Vulnerability identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (CVE-2017-1741). We are running WAS traditional V8.5.  What is the recommended fix?

Answer: · Upgrade to a minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fix and then apply Interim Fix PI89498 [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044512] 
--OR-- 
· Apply Fix Pack 8.0.0.15 or later.