IBM SmartCloud Analytics up to 1.3.5 Host Header Cache Poisoning privileges management

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM SmartCloud Analytics 1.3.1/1.3.2/1.3.3/1.3.4/1.3.5. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Host Header Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management (Cache Poisoning). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2019-4216. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM SmartCloud Analytics 1.3.1/1.3.2/1.3.3/1.3.4/1.3.5 (Cloud Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Host Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability (Cache Poisoning). 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 SmartCloud Analytics 1.3.1 through 1.3.5 is vulnerable to possible host header injection attack that could lead to HTTP cache poisoning or firewall bypass. IBM X-Force ID: 159187.

The weakness was disclosed 11/22/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-4216 since 01/03/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 02/26/2024). 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.

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

• Cloud Software

Vendor

• IBM

Name

• SmartCloud Analytics

Version

• 1.3.1
• 1.3.2
• 1.3.3
• 1.3.4
• 1.3.5

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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