Security Bulletin: Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability affects IBM Process Designer used in IBM Business Process Manager (CVE-2017-1494)

Summary

IBM Process Designer used in IBM Business Process Manager is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1494**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM Business Process Manager is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128692 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

This vulnerability affects IBM Business Process Manager V8.0 through V8.6.0 2017.09.

Remediation/Fixes

For IBM BPM V8.6.0 2017.09, upgrade to V8.6.0 2017.12.

For all other affected releases, install APAR JR58819 depending on your edition:

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

As IBM Business Process Manager V8.0 is out of general support, customers with a support extension contract can contact IBM support to request the JR58819 fix for download.

If you are on earlier unsupported releases, IBM strongly recommends to upgrade.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None