IBM Security Secret Server 10.7 Update improper authentication
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Security Secret Server 10.7. This affects some unknown processing of the component Update Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
IBM Security Secret Server 10.7 processes patches, image backups and other updates without sufficiently verifying the origin and integrity of the code which could result in an attacker executing malicious code. IBM X-Force ID: 170046.
The weakness was published 02/19/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-4640 since 01/03/2019. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. 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 02/20/2020). 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.
Product
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3
VulDB Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 4.4
NVD Vector: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 4.4
CNA Vector (IBM Corporation): 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
01/03/2019 🔍02/19/2020 🔍
02/20/2020 🔍
04/01/2024 🔍
Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2019-4640 (🔍)
X-Force: 170046
Entry
Created: 02/20/2020 06:47Updated: 04/01/2024 14:32
Changes: 02/20/2020 06:47 (40), 02/20/2020 06:52 (11), 04/01/2024 14:30 (16), 04/01/2024 14:32 (19)
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