IBM DataPower Gateways up to 2018.4 HSTS information disclosure

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in IBM DataPower Gateways 7.5/7.5.1/7.5.2/7.6/2018.4. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes information disclosure (HSTS). This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-1663. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in IBM DataPower Gateways 7.5/7.5.1/7.5.2/7.6/2018.4 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (HSTS). 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM DataPower Gateways 7.5, 7.5.1, 7.5.2, 7.6, and 2018.4 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by the failure to properly enable HTTP Strict Transport Security. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 144889.

The bug was discovered 12/05/2018. The weakness was published 12/07/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-1663 since 12/13/2017. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/13/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 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 106199†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• IBM

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• DataPower Gateways

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• 7.5
• 7.5.1
• 7.5.2
• 7.6
• 2018.4

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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