Security Bulletin: Security vulnerability in Business Space affects IBM Business Process Manager and WebSphere Process Server (CVE-2014-8912)

Summary

Business Space is a user interface framework that is available in WebSphere Process Server and IBM Business Process Manager (BPM). In IBM BPM Express Edition and Standard Edition the framework is not used directly by end users, however, it is still available and contributes parts of the Process Portal experience.

A security vulnerability has been reported for Business Space. IBM has addressed the vulnerabilities in WebSphere Process Server and IBM Business Process Manager as described below.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2014-8912**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM WebSphere Portal and other products could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to restrict access to resources located within web applications. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain configuration data and other sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99253&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

• • WebSphere Process Server V6.1.2.0 - V7.0.0.5
• IBM Business Process Manager Advanced V7.5.0.0 - V7.5.1.2
• IBM Business Process Manager Advanced V8.0.0.0 - V8.0.1.3
• IBM Business Process Manager Advanced V8.5.0.0 - V8.5.7.0 prior to cumulative fix 2016.06

Remediation/Fixes

Install IBM Business Process Manager interim fix JR56078 as appropriate for your current IBM Business Process Manager V8 or later.
Please note that for V7.5 the fix is included in JR54678.
Please also note that an interim fix for the same issue has been available for download for V8.0 and later: JR55592. This interim fix reintroduced a security vulnerability that had been fixed with JR54678: CVE-2015-7400 described in Security Bulletin: Multiple security vulnerabilities in Business Space affect IBM Business Process Manager and WebSphere Process Server (CVE-2015-7407, CVE-2015-7400, CVE-2015-7454). For V8.0 and later JR56078 supersedes JR55592. If you previously installed JR55592, IBM strongly recommends to install JR56078.

• IBM Business Process Manager Advanced
• IBM Business Process Manager Standard
• IBM Business Process Manager Express

For any version of WebSphere Process Server, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version/release/platform of the IBM Business Process Manager Advanced.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None