IBM BigFix Platform 9.2/9.5 Web UI cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM BigFix Platform 9.2/9.5 (Endpoint Management Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Web UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

IBM BigFix Platform 9.2 and 9.5 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 140761.

The bug was discovered 04/24/2018. The weakness was published 04/27/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-1479 since 12/13/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/08/2023). 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 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371779 (IBM BigFix Platform Multiple Vulnerabilities (swg22015754)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entries are available at 117187, 117189, 117188 and 118943.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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12/13/2017 🔍
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04/29/2018 +2 days 🔍
03/08/2023 +1774 days 🔍

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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-1479 (🔍)
X-Force: 140761

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Created: 04/29/2018 10:17
Updated: 03/08/2023 07:42
Changes: 04/29/2018 10:17 (62), 02/01/2020 09:36 (1), 03/08/2023 07:35 (3), 03/08/2023 07:42 (1)
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