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    Security Advisory - Apache Tomcat vulnerability (CVE-2020-1938) Updated - March 17, 2020

    Overview

    On February 27, 2020, Apache Software Foundation released information regarding a vulnerability (CVE-2020-1938) in Apache Tomcat JServ Protocol (AJP).  Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to steal information or execute arbitrary code if the web application allows file upload and stores files.

    Impact

    High

    Affected Systems

    Ex Libris products that are affected: Research Professional, 360 Services, campusM and Voyager.

    Test and Certifications 

    The mitigation for this vulnerability has been developed, tested and certified for Ex Libris products.

    Actions Taken for Cloud Systems

    Ex Libris has already deployed the fix to all cloud environments and no action is required by the customer.

    Actions Taken for Local /On Premise

    Voyager: See CVE-2020-1938 for Voyager customers

    campusM: See CVE-2020-1936 for campusM customers

     

    Exploitation and Public Announcements

    The Ex Libris Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.
     

     

    Record of Changes

    Type of information Document Data

    Document Title:

    Security Advisory - Apache Tomcat vulnerability (CVE-2020-1938) Updated - March 17, 2020

    Document Owner:

    Tomer Shemesh - Ex Libris Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

    Approved by:

    Barak Rozenblat – VP Cloud Services

    Issued:

    March 17, 2020

    Reviewed & Revised:

    March 17, 2020

     

    Revision Control

    Version Number Nature of Change Date Approved

    1.0

    Initial version

    March 17, 2020

    Document Distribution and Review

    The document owner will distribute this document to all approvers when it is first created and as changes or updates are made. This document will be reviewed and updated annually or upon written request by an approver or stakeholder. Questions or feedback about this document can be directed to the owner or a listed approver