IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5/2.6/2.7 XML Data xml external entity reference
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5/2.6/2.7 (Directory Service Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component XML Data Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. Impacted is confidentiality, and availability. CVE summarizes:
IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5, 2.6, and 2.7 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 133540.
The bug was discovered 01/05/2018. The weakness was presented 01/09/2018 by ryan (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-1666 since 11/30/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/29/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
See 111551, 111550 and 111549 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploiting
Class: Xml external entity referenceCWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
11/30/2016 🔍01/05/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: ibm.com
Researcher: Ron Craig, Warren Moynihan, Jonathan Fitz-Gerald, John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Dmitriy Beryoza. (ryan)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-1666 (🔍)
X-Force: 133560
SecurityFocus: 102434 - IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager CVE-2017-1666 XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 01/10/2018 14:14Updated: 01/29/2021 11:19
Changes: 01/10/2018 14:14 (62), 12/20/2019 19:29 (5), 01/29/2021 11:16 (3), 01/29/2021 11:19 (1)
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