IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5/2.6/2.7 URL Request path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5/2.6/2.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with the input /../ as part of Request leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-1671. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5/2.6/2.7 (Directory Service Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with the input value /../ leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5, 2.6, and 2.7 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 133638.

The bug was discovered 01/05/2018. The weakness was released 01/09/2018 by ryan with IBM X-Force (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-1671 since 11/30/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/29/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 102487†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-111550, VDB-111549 and VDB-111548. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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11/30/2016 🔍
01/05/2018 +401 days 🔍
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01/29/2021 +1115 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Researcher: IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team: Ron Craig, Warren Moynihan, Jonathan Fitz-Gerald, John Zuccato, Rodney Ryan, Chris Shepherd, Dmitriy Beryoza (ryan)
Organization: IBM X-Force
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-1671 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-1671
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-111551
X-Force: 133638
SecurityFocus: 102487 - IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager CVE-2017-1671 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/10/2018 14:14
Updated: 01/29/2021 11:48
Changes: 01/10/2018 14:14 (63), 12/28/2019 19:51 (6), 01/29/2021 11:43 (2), 01/29/2021 11:48 (1)
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