IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0/8.0/8.5/9.0 Access Control access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0/8.0/8.5/9.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Access Control. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-1420. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0/8.0/8.5/9.0 (Application Server Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Access Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 resets access control settings to the out of the box configuration during Combined Cumulative Fix (CF) installation. This can lead to security miss-configuration of the installation. IBM X-Force ID: 138950.

The bug was discovered 09/25/2018. The weakness was disclosed 10/01/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-1420 since 12/12/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/19/2023). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371270 (IBM WebSphere Portal Security Misconfiguration Vulnerability (swg22014276)).

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: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

12/12/2017 🔍
09/25/2018 +286 days 🔍
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05/19/2023 +1690 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1420 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1420
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124642
X-Force: 138950
SecurityTracker: 1041767

Entryinfo

Created: 10/02/2018 07:37
Updated: 05/19/2023 16:24
Changes: 10/02/2018 07:37 (60), 03/28/2020 15:01 (1), 05/19/2023 16:17 (4), 05/19/2023 16:24 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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