Battelle V2I Hub 2.5.1 API strcmp key access control

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Battelle V2I Hub 2.5.1. This issue affects the function strcmp of the component API. Such manipulation of the argument key as part of Variable leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-1000628. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Battelle V2I Hub 2.5.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function strcmp of the component API. The manipulation of the argument key as part of a Variable leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Battelle V2I Hub 2.5.1 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the direct checking of the API key against a user-supplied value in PHP's GET global variable array using PHP's strcmp() function. By adding "[]" to the end of "key" in the URL when accessing API functions, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute API functions.

The bug was discovered 08/09/2018. The weakness was disclosed 12/28/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-1000628 since 08/01/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. 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 141 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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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• Battelle

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• V2I Hub

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• 2.5.1

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