IBM Security Bulletin: Integration server  HTTP listener exposes stack trace in WebSphere Message Broker and IBM Integration Bus - United States WMB IIB SECURITY BULLETIN

SUMMARY
 Integration server HTTP listener exposes stack trace in WebSphere Message Broker and IBM Integration Bus 

VULNERABILITY DETAILS
CVEID: CVE-2016-2961 [http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2961]
DESCRIPTION: IBM Integration Bus uses the Apache Tomcat server for serving HTTP requests for the HTTPInput and SOAPInput nodes. A vulnerability exists where an unauthenticated, remote attacker can send a malformed HTTP POST request to the integration server HTTP listener. The attacker could use the information in the Java stack trace to identify the version of Apache Tomcat in use.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113806 [https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113806] for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) 

AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS
 IBM Integration Bus V10.0, V9.0 

WebSphere Message Broker V8.0

REMEDIATION/FIXES
 

Product VRMF APAR Remediation/Fix IBM Integration Bus V10 IT15188 The APAR is available in fix pack 10.0.0.5 IBM Integration Bus


V9

IT15188 An interim fix is available from IBM Fix Central for all platforms
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/Integration+Bus&release=All&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=IT15188 [http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/Integration+Bus&release=All&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=IT15188]

The APAR is targeted to be available in fix pack 9.0.0.6 WebSphere Message Broker V8 IT15188 An interim fix is available from IBM Fix Central for all platforms
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+Message+Broker&release=All&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=IT15188 [http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=ibm~WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+Message+Broker&release=All&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=IT15188]

The APAR is targeted to be available in fix pack 8.0.0.8 
For unsupported versions of the product, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the product. 
The planned maintenance release dates for WebSphere Message Broker and IBM Integration Bus are available at : 
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006308 [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006308]


GET NOTIFIED ABOUT FUTURE SECURITY BULLETINS
 Subscribe to My Notifications [ http://www-01.ibm.com/software/support/einfo.html] to be notified of important product support alerts like this. 

IMPORTANT NOTE
 IBM strongly suggests that all System z customers be subscribed to the System z Security Portal to receive the latest critical System z security and integrity service. If you are not subscribed, see the instructions on the System z Security web site [http://www.ibm.com/systems/z/solutions/security_subintegrity.html]. Security and integrity APARs and associated fixes will be posted to this portal. IBM suggests reviewing the CVSS scores and applying all security or integrity fixes as soon as possible to minimize any potential risk. 

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
 21-Jun-2016 - 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.

RELATED INFORMATION
 A Japanese translation is available [http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21986827]


 



Cross reference information Segment Product Component Platform Version Edition Business Integration WebSphere Message Broker 8.0 
PRODUCT ALIAS/SYNONYM
 WMB IIB

Question: Help with Security Bulletin: Integration server HTTP listener exposes stack trace in WMB & IIB (CVE-2016-2961) I need to understand details regarding Security Bulletin: Integration server HTTP listener exposes stack trace in WebSphere Message Broker and IBM Integration Bus. Where can I find this information? 

Answer: CVEID: CVE-2016-2961 [http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2961]
DESCRIPTION: IBM Integration Bus uses the Apache Tomcat server for serving HTTP requests for the HTTPInput and SOAPInput nodes. A vulnerability exists where an unauthenticated, remote attacker can send a malformed HTTP POST request to the integration server HTTP listener. The attacker could use the information in the Java stack trace to identify the version of Apache Tomcat in use.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113806 [https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/113806] for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)