IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning 7.1/8.1 Trace File Password information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning 7.1/8.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation as part of Trace File causes information disclosure (Password). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-1987. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning 7.1/8.1 (Backup Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation as part of a Trace File leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Password). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning 7.1 and 8.1, if tracing is activated, the IBM Spectrum Protect node password may be displayed in plain text in the ERP trace file. IBM X-Force ID: 154280.

The weakness was presented 08/02/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-1987 since 12/13/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Information disclosure / Password
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

12/13/2017 🔍
08/02/2019 +597 days 🔍
08/03/2019 +1 days 🔍
11/20/2023 +1570 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1987 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1987
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-139363
X-Force: 154280

Entryinfo

Created: 08/03/2019 07:56
Updated: 11/20/2023 12:17
Changes: 08/03/2019 07:56 (40), 07/19/2020 10:07 (18), 11/20/2023 12:09 (3), 11/20/2023 12:17 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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