IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in command injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-1701. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 (Reporting Software). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenciated user under specialized conditions to inject commands into the installation process that would execute on the WebSphere Application Server. IBM X-Force ID: 145970.

The bug was discovered 10/16/2018. The weakness was shared 02/15/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-1701 since 12/13/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Required for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/10/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 122 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 entries VDB-130901 and VDB-130900 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 8.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/13/2017 🔍
10/16/2018 +307 days 🔍
02/15/2019 +122 days 🔍
02/16/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/10/2023 +1605 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1701 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1701
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130899
X-Force: 145970

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/16/2019 14:20
Updated: 07/10/2023 13:54
Changes: 02/16/2019 14:20 (58), 05/10/2020 16:53 (1), 07/10/2023 13:48 (3), 07/10/2023 13:54 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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