IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2/6.3 Host Header HTTP Poisoning 7pk security
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability was found in IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2/6.3 (Directory Service Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Host Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability (HTTP Poisoning). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2 and 6.3 is vulnerable to possible host header injection attack that could lead to HTTP cache poisoning or firewall bypass. IBM Reference #: 1997223.
The bug was discovered 03/06/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/08/2017 as 1997223 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-5933 since 06/29/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/05/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
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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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Name: HTTP PoisoningClass: 7pk security / HTTP Poisoning
CWE: CWE-254
ATT&CK: T1211
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
06/29/2016 🔍03/06/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: 1997223
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5933 (🔍)
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5933 - IBM - Tivoli Monitoring - Host Header Injection
Entry
Created: 03/08/2017 23:53Updated: 09/05/2020 16:37
Changes: 03/08/2017 23:53 (62), 09/05/2020 16:37 (3)
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