IBM Rhapsody DM 5.0/6.0 redirect

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Rhapsody DM 5.0/6.0. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to redirect. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-1287. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Rhapsody DM 5.0/6.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a redirect vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-601. A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Rhapsody DM 5.0 and 6.0 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim.

The bug was discovered 07/20/2017. The weakness was shared 07/24/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-1287 since 11/30/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 01/06/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1204.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 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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• IBM

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• Rhapsody DM

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• 5.0
• 6.0

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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