IBM Lotus Sametime Enterprise Meeting Server 8.5.2/8.5.2.1 Chat access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM Lotus Sametime Enterprise Meeting Server 8.5.2/8.5.2.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component Chat Handler. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-3044. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Lotus Sametime Enterprise Meeting Server 8.5.2/8.5.2.1 (Groupware Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Chat Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Enterprise Meeting Server in IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5.2 and 8.5.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to spoof the origin of chat messages, or compose anonymous chat messages, by leveraging meeting-attendance privileges.

The weakness was released 11/08/2013 by Chris John Riley with Raiffeisen Informatik GmbH as IBM Sametime Enterprise Meeting Server message spoofing as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The public release was coordinated with IBM. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-3044 since 04/12/2013. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying the patch Fixpack: 8521-ST-Meetings-IF-RHOK-9D2NLF is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at www-933.ibm.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (84815), SecurityFocus (BID 63614†), OSVDB (99558†) and Secunia (SA55602†). Additional details are provided at www-01.ibm.com. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-11132, VDB-11134 and VDB-11135. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Patch: Fixpack: 8521-ST-Meetings-IF-RHOK-9D2NLF

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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: IBM Sametime Enterprise Meeting Server message spoofing
Researcher: Chris John Riley
Organization: Raiffeisen Informatik GmbH
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3044 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3044
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11131
X-Force: 84815 - IBM Sametime Enterprise Meeting Server message spoofing, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 63614 - IBM Lotus Sametime Enterprise Meeting server CVE-2013-3044 Spoofing Vulnerability
Secunia: 55602 - IBM Lotus Sametime Enterprise Meeting Server Two Spoofing Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 99558

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2013 09:31
Updated: 03/25/2019 11:48
Changes: 11/15/2013 09:31 (54), 03/25/2019 11:48 (22)
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