VDB-122901 · CVE-2018-2445 · BID 105064

IBM Business Intelligence 4.1/4.2 AdminTools server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in IBM Business Intelligence 4.1/4.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component AdminTools. Performing a manipulation results in server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2018-2445. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Business Intelligence 4.1/4.2 (Business Process Management Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component AdminTools. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

AdminTools in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence, versions 4.1, 4.2, allows an attacker to manipulate the vulnerable application to send crafted requests on behalf of the application, resulting in a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability.

The bug was discovered 08/15/2018. The weakness was released 08/14/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at wiki.scn.sap.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-2445 since 12/14/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/15/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

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 105064†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-122902, VDB-122904, VDB-122905 and VDB-122898. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Server-side request forgery
CWE: CWE-918
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Remote: Yes

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: wiki.scn.sap.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-2445 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-2445
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122901
SecurityFocus: 105064 - SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Server Side Request Forgery Security Bypass Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2018 06:44
Updated: 03/15/2020 17:17
Changes: 08/15/2018 06:44 (60), 03/15/2020 17:17 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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