IBM Quality Manager up to 5.0.x/6.0.5 code injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Quality Manager up to 5.0.x/6.0.5. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

IBM Quality Manager (RQM) 5.0.x and 6.0 through 6.0.5 are vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. IBM X-Force ID: 124524.

The bug was discovered 07/03/2018. The weakness was presented 07/06/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-1242 since 11/30/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. 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 04/03/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

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.

See 120469, 120470, 120466 and 120467 for similar entries.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059

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Remote: Yes

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11/30/2016 🔍
07/03/2018 +580 days 🔍
07/06/2018 +2 days 🔍
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04/03/2023 +1732 days 🔍

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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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CVE: CVE-2017-1242 (🔍)
X-Force: 124524

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Created: 07/06/2018 22:04
Updated: 04/03/2023 17:38
Changes: 07/06/2018 22:04 (58), 02/26/2020 08:40 (1), 04/03/2023 17:30 (3), 04/03/2023 17:38 (13)
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