IBM Connections 5.0/5.5/6.0 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in IBM Connections 5.0/5.5/6.0. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-1791. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Connections 5.0/5.5/6.0 (Groupware Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Connections 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 is vulnerable to an External Service Interaction attack, caused by improper validation of a request property. By submitting suitable payloads, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to induce the Connections server to attack other systems. IBM X-Force ID: 148946.

The bug was discovered 09/12/2018. The weakness was presented 09/14/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-1791 since 12/12/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/16/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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

VulDB Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/12/2017 🔍
09/12/2018 +273 days 🔍
09/14/2018 +1 days 🔍
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09/15/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/16/2023 +1704 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1791 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1791
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124063
X-Force: 148946

Entryinfo

Created: 09/15/2018 08:00
Updated: 05/16/2023 11:20
Changes: 09/15/2018 08:00 (58), 03/23/2020 21:53 (1), 05/16/2023 11:13 (3), 05/16/2023 11:20 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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