SB2025101402 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing
Published: October 14, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5783)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
The vulnerability exists due to Apache Commons HttpClient does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle attack to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6153)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify files on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to Apache Commons HttpClient does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and modify files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.