A vulnerability was found in IBM SAN Volume Controller, Storwize, Spectrum Virtualize and FlashSystem up to 8.1.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM FlashSystem products ( 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6.1, 7.7, 7.7.1, 7.8, 7.8.1, 8.1, and 8.1.1) could allow an authenticated user to access system files they should not have access to some of which could contain account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 140368.

The bug was discovered 05/14/2018. The weakness was released 05/17/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-1463 since 12/13/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/14/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 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 104349†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-117958, VDB-117960, VDB-117962 and VDB-117963. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• IBM

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• FlashSystem
• SAN Volume Controller
• Spectrum Virtualize
• Storwize

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• 6.1
• 6.2
• 6.3
• 6.4
• 7.1
• 7.2
• 7.3
• 7.4
• 7.5
• 7.6
• 7.6.1
• 7.7
• 7.7.1
• 7.8
• 7.8.1
• 8.1
• 8.1.1

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• commercial

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