IBM Business Process Manager 8.6.0.0 Event Manager improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Business Process Manager 8.6.0.0. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Event Manager. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-1628. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM Business Process Manager 8.6.0.0 (Business Process Management Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Event Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Business Process Manager 8.6.0.0 allows authenticated users to stop and resume the Event Manager by calling a REST API with incorrect authorization checks.

The bug was discovered 11/10/2017. The weakness was presented 11/27/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-1628 since 11/30/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/25/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1548.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 17 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 101900†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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11/30/2016 🔍
11/10/2017 +345 days 🔍
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11/27/2017 +17 days 🔍
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11/28/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/25/2021 +1154 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-1628 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-1628
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110018
X-Force: 133126
SecurityFocus: 101900 - IBM Business Process Manager CVE-2017-1628 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039777

Entryinfo

Created: 11/28/2017 07:46
Updated: 01/25/2021 09:10
Changes: 11/28/2017 07:46 (60), 12/10/2019 21:36 (4), 01/25/2021 09:10 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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