IBM BigFix Platform 9.2/9.5 Credentials information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM BigFix Platform 9.2/9.5. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes information disclosure (Credentials). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-1471. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM BigFix Platform 9.2/9.5 (Endpoint Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Credentials). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM BigFix Platform 9.2 and 9.5 stores user credentials in plain in clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 140689.

The bug was discovered 04/24/2018. The weakness was disclosed 04/27/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-1471 since 12/13/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Credentials
Class: Information disclosure / Credentials
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

12/13/2017 🔍
04/24/2018 +132 days 🔍
04/27/2018 +3 days 🔍
04/28/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/08/2023 +1775 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1471 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1471
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117187
X-Force: 140689

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/28/2018 10:55
Updated: 03/08/2023 07:02
Changes: 04/28/2018 10:55 (45), 02/01/2020 09:24 (1), 03/08/2023 07:02 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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