IBM Notes Diagnostics Command Line command injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM Notes Diagnostics. This impacts an unknown function of the component Command Line. Executing a manipulation can lead to command injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1411. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in IBM Notes Diagnostics (Groupware Software) (affected version not known) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Command Line. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Notes Diagnostics (IBM Client Application Access and IBM Notes) could allow a local user to execute commands on the system. By crafting a command line sent via the shared memory IPC, which could be tricked into executing an executable chosen by the attacker. IBM X-Force ID: 138710.

The bug was discovered 02/13/2018. The weakness was shared 02/19/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-1411 since 12/13/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/04/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370777 (IBM Notes Multiple Vulnerabilities(swg22010777,swg22010767,swg22010775)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-113201, VDB-113200, VDB-113202 and VDB-113582 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Groupware Software

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• IBM

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• Notes Diagnostics

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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