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IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to iFixes detailed below:

Affected Product(s)Version(s)Remediation/Fix/Instructions

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management - Jazz Foundation

7.0.3Download and install iFix022

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management - Jazz Foundation

7.1.0Download and install iFix010

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management - Jazz Foundation

7.2.0Download and install iFix002

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