IBM Workload Scheduler Distributed 9.2/9.3/9.4/9.5 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Workload Scheduler Distributed 9.2/9.3/9.4/9.5. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-4031. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Workload Scheduler Distributed 9.2/9.3/9.4/9.5. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Workload Scheduler Distributed 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, and 9.5 contains a vulnerability that could allow a local user to write files as root in the file system, which could allow the attacker to gain root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 155997.

The weakness was released 10/16/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-4031 since 01/03/2019. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single 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 01/09/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.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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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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01/03/2019 🔍
10/16/2019 +286 days 🔍
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01/09/2024 +1546 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-4031 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-4031
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-143521
X-Force: 155997

Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2019 18:13
Updated: 01/09/2024 08:25
Changes: 10/16/2019 18:13 (38), 10/16/2019 18:18 (17), 01/09/2024 08:23 (3), 01/09/2024 08:25 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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