A vulnerability has been found in IBM UrbanCode Deploy 7.0.3.0/7.0.4.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Distributed Front End Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability (Impersonation). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM UrbanCode Deploy (UCD) 7.0.3.0 and 7.0.4.0 could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user if the server is configured to enable Distributed Front End (DFE). IBM X-Force ID: 174955.

The weakness was presented 04/23/2020 (Website). The advisory is available at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-4202 since 12/30/2019. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/24/2020). 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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• UrbanCode Deploy

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• 7.0.3.0
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• commercial

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