Issued:
2017-07-06
Updated:
2017-07-06

RHSA-2017:1712 - Security Advisory

Synopsis

Important: Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2.0.0 security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Important

Topic

A security update for Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2.0.0 is now available from the Red Hat Container Catalog.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2.0 is a platform for the management of access and traffic for web-based APIs across a variety of deployment options.

Security Fix(es):

  • It was found that RH-3scale AMP would permit creation of an access token without a client secret. An attacker could use this flaw to circumvent authentication controls and gain access to restricted APIs. (CVE-2017-7512)

The underlying container image was also rebuilt to resolve other security issues. These were addressed via the following errata:

Red Hat would like to thank Ryan Nauman (TruCode) for reporting the CVE-2017-7512 issue.

Solution

To apply this security fix, use the updated docker images.

Affected Products

  • Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2.0 x86_64

Fixes

  • BZ - 1457997 - CVE-2017-7512 3scale AMP: validation bypass in oauth

Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2.0

SRPM
x86_64

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