IBM Sterling File Gateway Permission POST Request access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in IBM Sterling File Gateway. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Permission Handler. The manipulation as part of POST Request results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-1326. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM Sterling File Gateway (Business Process Management Software) (the affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown part of the component Permission Handler. The manipulation as part of a POST Request leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Sterling File Gateway does not properly restrict user requests based on permission level. This allows for users to update data related to other users, by manipulating the parameters passed in the POST request. IBM X-Force ID: 126060.

The bug was discovered 06/21/2017. The weakness was released 06/22/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-1326 since 11/30/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 12/29/2020). 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 T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 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 99183†). 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: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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11/30/2016 🔍
06/21/2017 +203 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Researcher: IBM.
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-1326 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-1326
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102756
X-Force: 126060
SecurityFocus: 99183 - IBM Sterling B2B Integrator CVE-2017-1326 Security Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2017 09:43
Updated: 12/29/2020 14:14
Changes: 06/23/2017 09:43 (60), 10/19/2019 19:03 (4), 12/29/2020 14:08 (2), 12/29/2020 14:14 (1)
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