IBM API Connect 2018.1/2018.4.1.3 Developer Portal access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM API Connect 2018.1/2018.4.1.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Developer Portal. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-4155. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM API Connect 2018.1/2018.4.1.3 (Automation Software). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Developer Portal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM API Connect's Developer Portal 2018.1 and 2018.4.1.3 is impacted by a privilege escalation vulnerability when integrated with an OpenID Connect (OIDC) user registry. IBM X-Force ID: 158544.

The bug was discovered 04/04/2019. The weakness was shared 04/08/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-4155 since 01/03/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 08/27/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 entry VDB-133137 is 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: 8.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/03/2019 🔍
04/04/2019 +91 days 🔍
04/08/2019 +4 days 🔍
04/09/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/27/2023 +1601 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2019-4155 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-4155
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-133139
X-Force: 158544
SecurityFocus: 107806

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2019 08:33
Updated: 08/27/2023 14:32
Changes: 04/09/2019 08:33 (59), 05/27/2020 15:21 (1), 08/27/2023 14:31 (4), 08/27/2023 14:32 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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