Summary

Open Source Apache Struts Vulnerabilities were addressed by IBM Platform Cluster Manager Standard Edition, IBM Platform Cluster Manager Advanced Edition, Platform HPC, and Spectrum Cluster Foundation.

Vulnerability Details

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12611 Description: Apache Struts could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the use of an unintentional expression in Freemarker tag instead of string literals. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Temporal Score: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131603 for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Platform Cluster Manager Standard Edition Version 4.1.0, 4.1.1 and 4.1.1.1
Platform Cluster Manager Advanced Edition Version 4.2.0, 4.2.0.1, 4.2.0.2 and 4.2.1
Platform HPC Version 4.1.1, 4.1.1.1, 4.2.0 and 4.2.1
Spectrum Cluster Foundation 4.2.2

Remediation/Fixes

IBM recommends that you review your entire environment to identify vulnerable releases of the Open Source Apache Struts Vulnerabilities Collections and take appropriate mitigation and remediation actions.

Platform Cluster Manager 4.2.1 & Platform HPC 4.2.1 & Spectrum Cluster Foundation 4.2.2

1. Download the struts-2.3.34-lib.zip package from the following location: http://archive.apache.org/dist/struts/2.3.34/

2. Copy the struts-2.3.34-lib.zip package to the management node.

3. Extract the struts-2.3.34-lib.zip package on the management node.

mkdir -p /root/backup

mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-core-* /root/backup

mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-json-plugin-* /root/backup

mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-spring-plugin-* /root/backup

mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war/WEB-INF/lib/xwork-core-* /root/backup

mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war/WEB-INF/lib/freemarker-* /root/backup

mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war/WEB-INF/lib/ognl-* /root/backup

unzip struts-2.3.34-lib.zip

cd struts-2.3.34/lib

cp xwork-core-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war/WEB-INF/lib

cp struts2-core-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war/WEB-INF/lib

cp ognl-3.0.21.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war/WEB-INF/lib

cp struts2-json-plugin-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war/WEB-INF/lib

cp struts2-spring-plugin-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war/WEB-INF/lib

cp freemarker-2.3.22.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/wlp/usr/servers/platform/apps/platform.war/WEB-INF/lib

4. Restart Platform HPC services. If high availability is enabled, run the following commands on the active management node:

pcmhatool failmode -m manual

pcmadmin service stop --service WEBGUI

pcmadmin service start --service WEBGUI

pcmhatool failmode -m auto

Otherwise, if high availability is not enabled, run the following commands on the management node:

pcmadmin service stop --service WEBGUI

pcmadmin service start --service WEBGUI

Platform Cluster Manager 4.2.0 4.2.0.x & Platform HPC 4.2.0 4.2.0.x

1. Download the struts-2.3.34-lib.zip package from the following location: http://archive.apache.org/dist/struts/2.3.34/

2. Copy the struts-2.3.34-lib.zip package to the management node.

3. Extract the struts-2.3.34-lib.zip package on the management node.

4. # mkdir -p /root/backup

mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-core-* /root/backup

mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-json-plugin-* /root/backup

mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-spring-plugin-* /root/backup

mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/xwork-core-* /root/backup

mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/freemarker-* /root/backup

mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/ognl-* /root/backup

unzip struts-2.3.34-lib.zip

cd struts-2.3.34/lib

cp xwork-core-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib

cp ognl-3.0.21.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib

cp struts2-core-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib

cp struts2-json-plugin-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib

cp struts2-spring-plugin-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib

cp freemarker-2.3.22.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib

5. Restart Platform HPC services. If high availability is enabled, run the following commands on the active management node:

pcmhatool failmode -m manual

pcmadmin service stop --service WEBGUI

pcmadmin service start --service WEBGUI

pcmhatool failmode -m auto

Otherwise, if high availability is not enabled, run the following commands on the management node:

pcmadmin service stop --service WEBGUI

pcmadmin service start --service WEBGUI

Platform Cluster Manager 4.1.x & Platform HPC 4.1.x

1. Download the struts-2.3.34-lib.zip package from the following location: http://archive.apache.org/dist/struts/2.3.34/

2. Copy the struts-2.3.34-lib.zip package to the management node.

3. Extract the struts-2.3.34-lib.zip package on the management node

mkdir -p /root/backup

mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-core-* /root/backup

mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-json-plugin-* /root/backup

mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-spring-plugin-* /root/backup

mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/xwork-core-* /root/backup

mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/freemarker-* /root/backup

mv /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib/ognl-* /root/backup

unzip struts-2.3.34-lib.zip

cd struts-2.3.34/lib/

cp xwork-core-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib

cp struts2-core-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib

cp struts2-json-plugin-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib

cp struts2-spring-plugin-2.3.34.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib

cp freemarker-2.3.22.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib

cp ognl-3.0.21.jar /opt/pcm/web-portal/gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/WEB-INF/lib

4. Restart Platform HPC services. If high availability is enabled, run the following commands on the active management node:

pcmhatool failmode -m manual

pmcadmin stop

pmcadmin start

pcmhatool failmode -m auto

Otherwise, if high availability is not enabled, run the following commands on the management node:

pmcadmin stop

pmcadmin start