The Rational Reporting for Development Intelligence (RRDI) is shipped with a version of the Apache Tomcat web server which contains a security vulnerability that could have a potential security impact.
CVEID: CVE-2015-5174**
DESCRIPTION:** Apache Tomcat could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing “dot dot” sequences (/…/) in the getResource(), getResourceAsStream() and getResourcePaths() ServletContext methods to obtain a directory listing for the directory.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/110860> 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)
Principal Product and Version(s)
| Affected Supporting Product(s) and Version(s)
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RRDI 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.3 and 2.0.4| Cognos BI 10.1.1
RRDI 2.0.5 and 2.0.6| Cognos BI 10.2.1
RRDI 5.0, 5.0.1 and 5.0.2| Cognos BI 10.2.1 Fix pack 2
Jazz Reporting Service 5.0, 5.0.1 and 5.0.2
Apply the recommended fixes to all affected versions of RRDI.
RRDI 2.0, 2.0.0.1, 2.0.1, 2.0.3 and 2.0.4
RRDI 5.0 and 5.0.1 and 5.0.2
If the Data Collection Component (DCC) or Jazz Reporting Service (JRS, also known as Report Builder) is used, perform this step first.
Review the topics in Security Bulletin: Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in Jazz Team Server shipped with Jazz Reporting Service (CVE-2015-5345, CVE-2015-5346, CVE-2015-5351, CVE-2016-0706, CVE-2016-0714, CVE-2016-0763, CVE-2015-5174) for addressing the listed vulnerability in the underlying Jazz Team Server.
If the Cognos-based reporting server is used, also perform this step.
Download the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1.1 Interim Fix 16 (Implemented by file 10.2.5010.512).
Review technote 1679283: Installing Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1.x fix pack in Rational Reporting for Development Intelligence 2.0.x/5.0.x and Rational Insight 1.1.1.x for the detailed instructions for patch application.