IBM Financial Transaction Manager up to 2.0.0.5/2.1.0.4/2.1.1.4/3.0.0.8 URL Request path traversal

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in IBM Financial Transaction Manager up to 2.0.0.5/2.1.0.4/2.1.1.4/3.0.0.8. Affected is an unknown function of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with the input /../ as part of Request results in path traversal. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-1847. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Financial Transaction Manager up to 2.0.0.5/2.1.0.4/2.1.1.4/3.0.0.8 (Financial Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with the input value /../ leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for Multi-Platform (MP) v2.0.0.0 through 2.0.0.5, v2.1.0.0 through 2.1.0.4, v2.1.1.0 through 2.1.1.4, and v3.0.0.0 through 3.0.0.8 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 150946.

The weakness was shared 09/18/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-1847 since 12/13/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/26/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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Type

• Financial Software

Vendor

• IBM

Name

• Financial Transaction Manager

Version

• 2.0.0.0
• 2.0.0.1
• 2.0.0.2
• 2.0.0.3
• 2.0.0.4
• 2.0.0.5
• 2.1.0.0
• 2.1.0.1
• 2.1.0.2
• 2.1.0.3
• 2.1.0.4
• 2.1.1.0
• 2.1.1.1
• 2.1.1.2
• 2.1.1.3
• 2.1.1.4
• 3.0.0.0
• 3.0.0.1
• 3.0.0.2
• 3.0.0.3
• 3.0.0.4
• 3.0.0.5
• 3.0.0.6
• 3.0.0.7
• 3.0.0.8

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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