CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in IBM BigFix Remote Control up to 9.1.2 (Remote Access Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 allows local users to discover hardcoded credentials via unspecified vectors.
The bug was discovered 10/08/2016. The weakness was published 11/30/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-2948 since 03/09/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.001 for this issue.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 53 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
Upgrading to version 9.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability.
Similar entries are available at 93889, 93888, 93887 and 93886.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6
VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Vector | Complexity | Authentication | Confidentiality | Integrity | Availability |
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Exploiting
Class: Hard-coded credentialsCWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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0-Day | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: BigFix Remote Control 9.1.3
Timeline
03/09/2016 🔍10/08/2016 🔍
11/30/2016 🔍
11/30/2016 🔍
11/30/2016 🔍
12/01/2016 🔍
06/13/2019 🔍
Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2016-2948 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 94619 - IBM BigFix Remote Control CVE-2016-2948 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 11/30/2016 20:59Updated: 06/13/2019 10:01
Changes: 11/30/2016 20:59 (54), 06/13/2019 10:01 (13)
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