IBM DataPower Gateway Message injection

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in IBM DataPower Gateway. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Message Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-1666. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in IBM DataPower Gateway (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.0, 7.6.0.0 through 7.6.0.11, 7.5.2.0 through 7.5.2.18, 7.5.1.0 through 7.5.1.18, 7.5.0.0 through 7.5.0.19, and 7.7.0.0 through 7.7.1.3 could allow an authenticated user to inject arbitrary messages that would be displayed on the UI. IBM X-Force ID: 144892.

The bug was discovered 01/11/2019. The weakness was published 02/07/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-1666 since 12/13/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is necessary 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 07/06/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1055 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 27 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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• IBM

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• DataPower Gateway

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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