## Summary

Due to incorrect authorization for stop and resume Event Manager REST API, users without required permission can stop and resume the Event Manager in IBM Business Process Manager.

## Vulnerability Details

**CVEID:** [CVE-2017-1628]()
**DESCRIPTION:** IBM Business Process Manager allows authenticated users to stop and resume the Event Manager by calling a REST API with incorrect authorization checks.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

## Affected Products and Versions

– IBM Business Process Manager V8.6.0.0

## Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the Interim Fix (iFix) or Cumulative Fix (CF) containing APAR [JR58466 ]()as soon as practical:

* [IBM Business Process Manager Express]()
* [IBM Business Process Manager]()

For IBM BPM V8.6.0.0 (released 2017.09)

* Apply iFix [JR58466]()

## Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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### References

[Complete CVSS v2 Guide]( “Link resides outside of ibm.com” )
[On-line Calculator v2]( “Link resides outside of ibm.com” )

[Complete CVSS v3 Guide]( “Link resides outside of ibm.com” )
[On-line Calculator v3]( “Link resides outside of ibm.com” )

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## Related Information

[IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal]()
[IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog]()

## Change History

10 Novemeber 2017: initial version published

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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## Internal Use Only

Advisory ID 9834
Product Record ID 101899

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