IBM Platform Symphony/Spectrum Symphony redirect

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A vulnerability has been found in IBM Platform Symphony and Spectrum Symphony (unknown version) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a redirect vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-601. A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Platform Symphony 7.1 Fix Pack 1 and 7.1.1 and IBM Spectrum Symphony 7.1.2 and 7.2.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 146339.

The bug was discovered 08/01/2018. The weakness was released 09/28/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-1704 since 12/12/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/19/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1204.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 58 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.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 124590.

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Class: Redirect
CWE: CWE-601
ATT&CK: T1204.001

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Remote: Yes

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08/01/2018 +231 days 🔍
09/28/2018 +57 days 🔍
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05/19/2023 +1693 days 🔍

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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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CVE: CVE-2018-1704 (🔍)
X-Force: 146339

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Created: 09/29/2018 07:40
Updated: 05/19/2023 14:30
Changes: 09/29/2018 07:40 (58), 03/28/2020 08:35 (1), 05/19/2023 14:27 (3), 05/19/2023 14:30 (13)
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