IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 clickjacking

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes clickjacking. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-4548. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 (Directory Service Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a clickjacking vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-451. The user interface (UI) does not properly represent critical information to the user, allowing the information - or its source - to be obscured or spoofed. This is often a component in phishing attacks. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Security Directory Server 6.4.0 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 165950.

The weakness was released 02/04/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-4548 since 01/03/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of 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 02/05/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1566.003 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.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-149669, VDB-149670, VDB-149672 and VDB-149673. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Directory Service Software

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• IBM

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• Security Directory Server

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• 6.4.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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