IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.1.0 Key hard-coded credentials
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.1.0 (Reporting Software). This affects an unknown code of the component Key Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.1.0 stores a common hard coded encryption key that could be used to decrypt sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 159229.
The weakness was shared 06/06/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-4220 since 01/03/2019. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 09/28/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The entry VDB-136117 is related to this item.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4
VulDB Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.2
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Hard-coded credentialsCWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
01/03/2019 🔍06/06/2019 🔍
06/06/2019 🔍
09/28/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2019-4220 (🔍)
X-Force: 159229
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Entry
Created: 06/06/2019 09:30 AMUpdated: 09/28/2023 12:56 PM
Changes: 06/06/2019 09:30 AM (41), 06/20/2020 02:34 PM (18), 09/28/2023 12:50 PM (3), 09/28/2023 12:56 PM (12)
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