Security Bulletin: Apache Commons Configuration Vulnerability Affects IBM Control Center (CVE-2020-1953)

Summary

Apache Commons Configuration is vulnerable to remote attack.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-1953
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Commons Configuration could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an issue when allowing the instantiation of classes (including special statements) by default. By persuading a victim to load a specially-crafted YAML file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/177759 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Product|

VRMF

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iFix

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Remediation

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IBM Control Center

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6.2.0.0

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iFix05

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Fix Central - 6.2.0.0

Workarounds and Mitigations

None