IBM WebSphere MQ up to 8.0.0.9/9.1.1 Installation access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere MQ up to 8.0.0.9/9.1.1. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Installation. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-4078. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere MQ up to 8.0.0.9/9.1.1 (Application Server Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Installation. 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 WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.9 and 9.0.0.0 through 9.1.1 could allow a local non privileged user to execute code as an administrator due to incorrect permissions set on MQ installation directories. IBM X-Force ID: 157190.

The weakness was presented 05/23/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-4078 since 01/03/2019. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. 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 09/24/2023). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/03/2019 🔍
05/23/2019 +140 days 🔍
05/24/2019 +1 days 🔍
09/24/2023 +1584 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-4078 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-4078
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135413
X-Force: 157190

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/24/2019 08:27
Updated: 09/24/2023 08:46
Changes: 05/24/2019 08:27 (39), 06/14/2020 21:56 (18), 09/24/2023 08:44 (3), 09/24/2023 08:46 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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