A vulnerability has been found in IBM Cloud CLI up to 0.16.1 (Cloud Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Windows Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Cloud CLI 0.6.0 through 0.16.1 windows installers are signed using SHA1 certificate. An attacker might be able to exploit the weak algorithm to generate a installer with malicious software inside. IBM X-Force ID: 162773.

The weakness was disclosed 02/12/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-4427 since 01/03/2019. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 02/13/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Cloud CLI

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• 0.16.0
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