VDB-96464 · CVE-2016-8921 · BID 94582

IBM FileNet Workplace XT File Upload unrestricted upload

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM FileNet Workplace XT (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component File Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM FileNet WorkPlace XT could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable server.

The bug was discovered 11/28/2016. The weakness was shared 02/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-8921 since 10/25/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is needed 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 08/09/2020). 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 T1608.002.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 65 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13193 (IBM FileNet WorkPlace XT File Extension validation vulnerability (swg21994018)).

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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Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1608.002

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10/25/2016 🔍
11/28/2016 +34 days 🔍
11/29/2016 +1 days 🔍
02/01/2017 +64 days 🔍
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02/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/09/2020 +1284 days 🔍

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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
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CVE: CVE-2016-8921 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 94582 - IBM FileNet Workplace XT CVE-2016-8921 Unspecified Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8921 - IBM - FileNet WorkPlace XT - Code Execution Issue

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Created: 02/02/2017 11:56
Updated: 08/09/2020 21:18
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:56 (59), 08/09/2020 21:18 (6)
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