BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Server up to 2.8.17.29 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Server up to 2.8.17.29. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-8889. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Server up to 2.8.17.29. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A directory traversal vulnerability in the Connect Service of the BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Server (BEMS) 2.8.17.29 and earlier could allow an attacker to retrieve arbitrary files in the context of a BEMS administrator account.

The bug was discovered 09/18/2018. The weakness was disclosed 09/19/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.blackberry.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-8889 since 03/20/2018. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/20/2018 🔍
09/18/2018 +181 days 🔍
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09/20/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/25/2020 +552 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.blackberry.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-8889 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-8889
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124287

Entryinfo

Created: 09/20/2018 08:29
Updated: 03/25/2020 15:39
Changes: 09/20/2018 08:29 (55), 03/25/2020 15:39 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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