IBM DataPower Gateway up to 7.5.0.19/7.5.1.18/7.5.2.18/7.6.0.11 IPMI Data access control

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in IBM DataPower Gateway up to 7.5.0.19/7.5.1.18/7.5.2.18/7.6.0.11. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component IPMI Data Handler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-1668. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM DataPower Gateway up to 7.5.0.19/7.5.1.18/7.5.2.18/7.6.0.11. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component IPMI Data Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. CVE summarizes:

IBM DataPower Gateway 7.5.0.0 through 7.5.0.19, 7.5.1.0 through 7.5.1.18, 7.5.2.0 through 7.5.2.18, and 7.6.0.0 through 7.6.0.11 appliances allows "null" logins which could give read access to IPMI data to obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 144894.

The bug was discovered 01/11/2019. The weakness was published 01/29/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-1668 since 12/13/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/04/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.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 18 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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Vendor

• IBM

Name

• DataPower Gateway

Version

• 7.5.0.0
• 7.5.0.1
• 7.5.0.2
• 7.5.0.3
• 7.5.0.4
• 7.5.0.5
• 7.5.0.6
• 7.5.0.7
• 7.5.0.8
• 7.5.0.9
• 7.5.0.10
• 7.5.0.11
• 7.5.0.12
• 7.5.0.13
• 7.5.0.14
• 7.5.0.15
• 7.5.0.16
• 7.5.0.17
• 7.5.0.18
• 7.5.0.19
• 7.5.1.0
• 7.5.1.1
• 7.5.1.2
• 7.5.1.3
• 7.5.1.4
• 7.5.1.5
• 7.5.1.6
• 7.5.1.7
• 7.5.1.8
• 7.5.1.9
• 7.5.1.10
• 7.5.1.11
• 7.5.1.12
• 7.5.1.13
• 7.5.1.14
• 7.5.1.15
• 7.5.1.16
• 7.5.1.17
• 7.5.1.18
• 7.5.2.0
• 7.5.2.1
• 7.5.2.2
• 7.5.2.3
• 7.5.2.4
• 7.5.2.5
• 7.5.2.6
• 7.5.2.7
• 7.5.2.8
• 7.5.2.9
• 7.5.2.10
• 7.5.2.11
• 7.5.2.12
• 7.5.2.13
• 7.5.2.14
• 7.5.2.15
• 7.5.2.16
• 7.5.2.17
• 7.5.2.18
• 7.6.0.0
• 7.6.0.1
• 7.6.0.2
• 7.6.0.3
• 7.6.0.4
• 7.6.0.5
• 7.6.0.6
• 7.6.0.7
• 7.6.0.8
• 7.6.0.9
• 7.6.0.10
• 7.6.0.11

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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