IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.0 Web UI cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web UI. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-1967. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.0 (Access Management Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Security Identity Manager 6.0.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 153748.

The bug was discovered 01/10/2019. The weakness was released 01/14/2019 by ryan (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-1967 since 12/13/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/27/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 106554†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-129150, VDB-129152 and VDB-129848. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Access Management Software

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• IBM

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• Security Identity Manager

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• 6.0.0

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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