IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager 2.0.2/2.1.0 URL information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager 2.0.2/2.1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component URL Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-5959. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager 2.0.2/2.1.0. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager 2.0.2 and 2.1.0 stores sensitive information in URL parameters. This may lead to information disclosure if unauthorized parties have access to the URLs via server logs, referrer header or browser history. IBM X-Force ID: 116136.

The bug was discovered 06/02/2017. The weakness was disclosed 06/07/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-5959 since 06/29/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful 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 12/26/2020). 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 T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 98829†). The entry VDB-102053 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

06/29/2016 🔍
06/02/2017 +338 days 🔍
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06/07/2017 +5 days 🔍
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12/26/2020 +1298 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Researcher: IBM
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5959 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5959
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102052
X-Force: 116136
SecurityFocus: 98829 - IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager CVE-2016-5959 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/07/2017 23:20
Updated: 12/26/2020 11:16
Changes: 06/07/2017 23:20 (60), 10/14/2019 11:49 (4), 12/26/2020 11:10 (2), 12/26/2020 11:16 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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