IBM Security Identity Governance/Intelligence up to 5.22.4.1 hard-coded credentials

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence up to 5.22.4.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-1944. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence up to 5.22.4.1 (Access Management Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2 through 5.2.4.1 Virtual Appliance contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 153386.

The bug was discovered 02/18/2019. The weakness was presented 02/21/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-1944 since 12/13/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 07/11/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1110.001.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 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.

See VDB-131069, VDB-131070, VDB-131071 and VDB-131072 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Access Management Software

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• IBM

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• Intelligence
• Security Identity Governance

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• 5.22.4.0
• 5.22.4.1

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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