IBM WebSphere MQ up to 8.x/9.1 MQTT input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM WebSphere MQ up to 8.x/9.1 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component MQTT Handler. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-1684. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM WebSphere MQ up to 8.x/9.1 (Application Server Software). This issue affects an unknown part of the component MQTT Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 through 9.1 is vulnerable to a error with MQTT topic string publishing that can cause a denial of service attack. IBM X-Force ID: 145456.

The bug was discovered 11/07/2018. The weakness was published 11/09/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1684 since 12/13/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is necessary 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 06/05/2023).

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 $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 Temp Score: 5.4

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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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/13/2017 🔍
11/07/2018 +329 days 🔍
11/08/2018 +1 days 🔍
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11/09/2018 +0 days 🔍
06/05/2023 +1669 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1684 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1684
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126605
X-Force: 145456

Entryinfo

Created: 11/09/2018 10:42
Updated: 06/05/2023 10:48
Changes: 11/09/2018 10:42 (58), 04/11/2020 10:17 (1), 06/05/2023 10:42 (3), 06/05/2023 10:48 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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