VDB-112493 · CVE-2017-1515 · XFDB 129825

IBM Doors Web Access 9.5/9.6 Server Error information disclosure

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM Doors Web Access 9.5/9.6. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Server Error Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Doors Web Access 9.5 and 9.6 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information from HTTP internal server error responses. IBM X-Force ID: 129825.

The bug was discovered 01/23/2018. The weakness was presented 01/26/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-1515 since 11/30/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/05/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 102872†). See VDB-112494, VDB-112495, VDB-112496 and VDB-112497 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

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Doors Web Access

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commercial

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/30/2016 🔍
01/23/2018 +419 days 🔍
01/23/2018 +0 days 🔍
01/26/2018 +3 days 🔍
01/26/2018 +0 days 🔍
01/27/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/05/2025 +2566 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Researcher: IBM
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-1515 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-1515
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112493
X-Force: 129825
SecurityFocus: 102872 - IBM Rational DOORS Web Access CVE-2017-1515 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2018 09:41 AM
Updated: 02/05/2025 09:40 PM
Changes: 01/27/2018 09:41 AM (60), 12/28/2019 08:57 AM (4), 02/01/2021 05:58 PM (2), 02/01/2021 06:01 PM (1), 02/05/2025 09:40 PM (15)
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