IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.1.0/9.0.2.0/9.0.3.0/9.0.4.0/9.0.5.0 Web UI cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.1.0/9.0.2.0/9.0.3.0/9.0.4.0/9.0.5.0 (Network Authentication Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Web UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Security Access Manager Appliance 9.0.1.0, 9.0.2.0, 9.0.3.0, 9.0.4.0, and 9.0.5.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 148419.

The bug was discovered 12/11/2018. The weakness was shared 12/13/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1740 since 12/13/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/19/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 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 entries 127950, 127942, 127951 and 127952 are related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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12/13/2017 🔍
12/11/2018 +363 days 🔍
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12/14/2018 +1 days 🔍
06/19/2023 +1648 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1740 (🔍)
X-Force: 148419

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2018 07:48
Updated: 06/19/2023 08:16
Changes: 12/14/2018 07:48 (60), 04/20/2020 20:38 (1), 06/19/2023 08:13 (3), 06/19/2023 08:16 (13)
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