Access Manager Appliance 4.3 Service Pack 3 (4.3.3) includes enhancements, improves usability, and resolves several previous issues.
Many of these improvements are made in direct response to suggestions from our customers. We thank you for your time and valuable input. We hope you continue to help us ensure our products meet all your needs. You can post feedback in the Access Manager forum on our community website that also includes product notifications, blogs, and product user groups.
For information about the previous release, see Access Manager Appliance 4.3 Service Pack 2 Release Notes.
For more information about this release and for the latest release notes, see the Documentation page. To download this product, see the Product Upgrade page.
The general support for Access Manager 4.3 ends on 31st May 2018. For more information, see the Product Support Lifecycle page.
Access Manager Appliance 4.3.3 provides the following enhancement and fixes:
This release introduces the following enhancement:
A new Identity Server global option, LOGIN CSRF CHECK is added to enable Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) check. For more information about CSRF token, see LOGIN CSRF CHECK in the NetIQ Access Manager Appliance 4.3 Administration Guide.
This release adds support for the following dependent components:
eDirectory 8.8.8.11
Java 1.8.0_152
Apache 2.2.27 (This release includes fixes for CVE-2016-5387, CVE-2017-7679, CVE-2017-7668, CVE-2017-3169, CVE-2017-3167 and CVE-2017-9788)
Tomcat 8.0.47
iManager 2.7.7.11
NOTE:Access Manager 4.3.3 by default supports Tomcat 8.0.47 and OpenSSL 1.0.2m, but Administration Console uses Tomcat version 7.0.81 due to dependency on iManager.
This release includes software fixes for the following components:
The following issues are fixed in Administration Console:
Reflected Cross Site Scripting Issue in /roma URL Parameter (CVE-2017-14800). For More Information about This Issue, See TID 7022356.
Reflected Cross Site Scripting Issue When Listing Identity Server Cluster (CVE-2017-14801). For More Information about This Issue, See TID 7022357.
Reflected Cross Site Scripting Issue in /nps URL Parameter (CVE-2017-9276). For More Information about This Issue, See TID 7022359.
Access Manager Uses an Old Prototype JavaScript Library (CVE-2008-7220).
If the cluster object is not found when a trusted root certificate is added, Administration Console might delete certificate trust store objects. (Bug 1034215)
Added a check to prevent redirection if the URL does not belong to /nps (CVE-2017-14802). For more information about this issue, see TID 7022360.
The following issues are fixed in Identity Server:
When you enable signing certificate per SAML service provider, expired certificates cannot be replaced. (Bug 1060784)
Kerberos fall back mechanism does not redirect to the password reset page when an expired password or expiring password is detected. (Bug 1053242)
Issue: The fallback login page is not rendered properly after a Kerberos method authentication failure. (Bug 1059514)
Fix: The fallback login page now renders properly and retains customization as well. You no longer need to follow the configuration steps mentioned in TID 7015049.
After upgrading Access Manager, when you access Office 365 using Passive Mode Authentication method, the authentication fails. (Bug 1048641)
The following issues are fixed in Access Gateway:
When the Script Is Injected Using Browser Plugin, Referrer Link on NAGError Page Causes XSS Vulnerability (CVE-2017-5191). For More Information about This Issue, See TID 7018793.
Requests Sent from ESP can Cause XSS Vulnerability (CVE-2017-14799). For More Information about This Issue, See TID 7022358.
Mangled Cookie Becomes Invalid When a User Accesses a Protected Resource. For More Information about This Issue, See TID 7022368. (Bug 1051390)
In an Access Gateway cluster, if the data is parked in one of the Access Gateways and ESP requests are sent on another Access Gateway, then after authentication data is not restored. (Bug 1058334)
After purchasing Access Manager Appliance 4.3.3, log in to the Customer Centre page to download the software. The following files are available:
Table 1 Files Available for Access Manager Appliance 4.3.3
Filename |
Description |
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AM_43_SP3_AccessManagerAppliance.iso |
Contains Access Manager Appliance .iso file. |
AM_43_SP3_AccessManagerAppliance.tar.gz |
Contains Access Manager Appliance .tar file. |
AM_43_SP3_AnalyticsServerAppliance.iso |
Contains Analytics Server Appliance .iso file. |
AM_43_SP3_AnalyticsServerAppliance.tar.gz |
Contains Analytics Server Appliance .tar file. |
For information about the upgrade paths, see Section 3.0, Supported Upgrade Paths. For more information about installing and upgrading, see the NetIQ Access Manager Appliance 4.3 Installation and Upgrade Guide.
To upgrade to Access Manager 4.3.3, you need to be on one of the following versions of Access Manager:
4.2 Service Pack 5
4.3 Service Pack 1
4.3 Service Pack 1 Hotfix 1
4.3 Service Pack 2
For more information about upgrading Access Manager Appliance, see Upgrading Access Manager Appliance
in the NetIQ Access Manager Appliance 4.3 Installation and Upgrade Guide.
After upgrading to Access Manager 4.3.3, verify that the version number of the component is indicated as 4.3.3.0-24. To verify the version number, perform the following steps:
In Administration Console Dashboard, click Troubleshooting > Version.
Verify that the Version field lists 4.3.3.0-24.
See TID 7004764 to view the list of Access Manager release versions.
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