NetIQ eDirectory PKI Plugin up to 8.8.8 Patch 10 JSP Code certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in NetIQ eDirectory PKI Plugin up to 8.8.8 Patch 10. This affects an unknown part of the component JSP Code Handler. The manipulation leads to certificate validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7429. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NetIQ eDirectory PKI Plugin up to 8.8.8 Patch 10 (Directory Service Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component JSP Code Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The certificate upload in NetIQ eDirectory PKI plugin before 8.8.8 Patch 10 Hotfix 1 could be abused to upload JSP code which could be used by authenticated attackers to execute JSP applets on the iManager server.

The bug was discovered 10/02/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/02/2018 as Bug 1024957 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.suse.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7429 since 04/05/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1587.003 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 151 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Applying the patch 8.8.8 Patch 10 Hotfix 1 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 8.8.8 Patch 10 Hotfix 1

Timelineinfo

04/05/2017 🔍
10/02/2017 +180 days 🔍
03/02/2018 +151 days 🔍
03/02/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/03/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/10/2020 +678 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1024957
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-7429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114017

Entryinfo

Created: 03/03/2018 14:27
Updated: 01/10/2020 08:26
Changes: 03/03/2018 14:27 (60), 01/10/2020 08:26 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:66E:103

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