IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance Error Message information disclosure

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance 2.2.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Error Message Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-1625. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance 2.2.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance 2.2.1 generates an error message that includes sensitive information about its environment, users, or associated data. IBM X-Force ID: 144410.

The bug was discovered 03/29/2019. The weakness was shared 04/02/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-1625 since 12/13/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/21/2023). 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 T1592.

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 entries VDB-132701, VDB-132702, VDB-132703 and VDB-132705 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• IBM

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• Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance

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• 2.2.1

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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