IBM Marketing Operations 9.1.0/9.1.2/10.1 Error Message Request information disclosure

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Marketing Operations 9.1.0/9.1.2/10.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Error Message Handler. Executing a manipulation as part of Request can lead to information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-1119. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM Marketing Operations 9.1.0/9.1.2/10.1 (Marketing Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation as part of a Request leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

IBM Marketing Operations 9.1.0, 9.1.2, and 10.1 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. An attacker could send a specially-crafted request to cause an error message to be returned containing the full root path. An attacker could use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system. IBM X-Force ID: 121171.

The bug was discovered 11/05/2018. The weakness was shared 11/09/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-1119 since 11/30/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/05/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 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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• Marketing Software

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• IBM

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• Marketing Operations

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• 9.1.0
• 9.1.2
• 10.1

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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