IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3/2.3.0.1 File Upload code injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3/2.3.0.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component File Upload. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-4130. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3/2.3.0.1 (Cloud Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component File Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3 and 2.3.0.1 could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable server. IBM X-Force ID: 158280.

The weakness was published 12/03/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-4130 since 01/03/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. 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 03/07/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 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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• Cloud Software

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• IBM

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• Cloud Pak System

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• 2.3
• 2.3.0.1

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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