A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM Tivoli Netcool and OMNIbus_GUI 8.1.0 (Directory Service Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Web Pages Storage. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sensitive information vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-922. The product stores sensitive information without properly limiting read or write access by unauthorized actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus_GUI 8.1.0 allows web pages to be stored locally which can be read by another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 174908.

The weakness was disclosed 03/03/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-4197 since 12/30/2019. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/04/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

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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• Directory Service Software

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• IBM

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• OMNIbus_GUI
• Tivoli Netcool

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• 8.1.0

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