IBM Case Manager up to 5.3.3.0 path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Case Manager up to 5.3.3.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1884. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Case Manager up to 5.3.3.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Case Manager 5.2.0.0, 5.2.0.4, 5.2.1.0, 5.2.1.7, 5.3.0.0, and 5.3.3.0 is vulnerabile to a "zip slip" vulnerability which could allow a remote attacker to execute code using directory traversal techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 151970.

The bug was discovered 11/08/2018. The weakness was shared 11/12/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-1884 since 12/13/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (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 T1006.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105946†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• IBM

Name

• Case Manager

Version

• 5.2.0.0
• 5.2.0.4
• 5.2.1.0
• 5.2.1.7
• 5.3.0.0
• 5.3.3.0

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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