IBM BigFix Platform Credentials insufficiently protected credentials

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A vulnerability was found in IBM BigFix Platform (Endpoint Management Software) (unknown version). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability (Credentials). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

"BigFix Platform is storing clear text credentials within the system's memory. An attacker who is able to gain administrative privileges can use a program to create a memory dump and extract the credentials. These credentials can be used to pivot further into the environment. The principle of least privilege should be applied to all BigFix deployments, limiting administrative access."

The weakness was published 07/16/2020 (Website). The advisory is available at support.hcltechsw.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-4095 since 12/30/2019. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/17/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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Exploitinginfo

Name: Credentials
Class: Insufficiently protected credentials / Credentials
CWE: CWE-522
ATT&CK: T1552

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: support.hcltechsw.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-4095 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 07/17/2020 12:30
Updated: 07/17/2020 12:35
Changes: 07/17/2020 12:30 (38), 07/17/2020 12:35 (18)
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