IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 7.1/8.1 input validation

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A vulnerability has been found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 7.1/8.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2018-1853. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 7.1/8.1 (Backup Software). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1) could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 151014.

The bug was discovered 04/02/2019. The weakness was released 04/08/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-1853 since 12/13/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/27/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 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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• Backup Software

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• IBM

Name

• Tivoli Storage Manager

Version

• 7.1
• 8.1

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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