VDB-122332 · CVE-2018-9065 · Qualys 13222

Lenovo XClarity Administrator up to 2.0.x LXCA File System Credentials access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Lenovo XClarity Administrator up to 2.0.x. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component LXCA File System Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control (Credentials). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-9065. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Lenovo XClarity Administrator up to 2.0.x and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component LXCA File System Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability (Credentials). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In Lenovo xClarity Administrator versions earlier than 2.1.0, an attacker that gains access to the underlying LXCA file system user may be able to retrieve a credential store containing the service processor user names and passwords for servers previously managed by that LXCA instance, and potentially decrypt those credentials more easily than intended.

The bug was discovered 07/26/2018. The weakness was disclosed 07/30/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.lenovo.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-9065 since 03/27/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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 $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13222 (Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) API Privilege Escalation Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-122331 and VDB-122333 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Credentials
Class: Access control / Credentials
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: XClarity Administrator 2.1.0

Timelineinfo

03/27/2018 🔍
07/26/2018 +121 days 🔍
07/30/2018 +3 days 🔍
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07/31/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/11/2020 +589 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: lenovo.com

Advisory: support.lenovo.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-9065 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9065
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122332
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2018 07:08
Updated: 03/11/2020 10:45
Changes: 07/31/2018 07:08 (63), 03/11/2020 10:45 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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