CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.2 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM WebSphere MQ up to 9.0.0.3 (Application Server Software). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.2 through 8.0.0.8 and 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.3 could allow users to have more authority than they should have if an MQ administrator creates an invalid user group name. IBM X-Force ID: 142888.
The bug was discovered 07/31/2018. The weakness was released 08/06/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-1551 since 12/12/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/01/2023). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 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.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2
VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 5.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 7.5
NVD Vector: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 3.1
CNA Vector (IBM Corporation): 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Timeline
12/12/2017 🔍07/31/2018 🔍
07/31/2018 🔍
08/06/2018 🔍
08/06/2018 🔍
08/07/2018 🔍
05/01/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2018-1551 (🔍)
X-Force: 142888
SecurityFocus: 105040 - IBM MQ CVE-2018-1551 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 08/07/2018 07:39Updated: 05/01/2023 09:04
Changes: 08/07/2018 07:39 (59), 03/13/2020 21:46 (3), 05/01/2023 09:01 (3), 05/01/2023 09:04 (13)
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