IBM Security Guardium 10.0/10.1 Back-End Database sql injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in IBM Security Guardium 10.0/10.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component Back-End Database. This manipulation causes sql injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-1269. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in IBM Security Guardium 10.0/10.1 (Policy Management Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Back-End Database. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Security Guardium 10.0 and 10.1 is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database. IBM X-force ID: 124744

The bug was discovered 06/29/2017. The weakness was published 07/05/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-1269 since 11/30/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of 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 12/30/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 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 99361†). Similar entries are available at VDB-103134, VDB-103133, VDB-103132 and VDB-103131. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Policy Management Software

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• IBM

Name

• Security Guardium

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• 10.0
• 10.1

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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