VDB-154833 · CVE-2020-4446 · XFDB 181126

IBM Business Automation Workflow privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Business Automation Workflow and Business Automation Workflow. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-4446. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Business Automation Workflow and Business Automation Workflow (Automation Software) (version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Business Process Manager 8.0, 8.5, and 8.6 and IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0 and 19.0 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to perform insufficient authorization checks. IBM X-Force ID: 181126.

The weakness was presented 05/06/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-4446 since 12/30/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation requires a 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 05/07/2020). 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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Productinfo

Type

Automation Software

Vendor

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License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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NVD Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/30/2019 🔍
05/06/2020 +128 days 🔍
05/07/2020 +1 days 🔍
10/15/2020 +161 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-4446 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-4446
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-154833
X-Force: 181126

Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2020 08:13
Updated: 10/15/2020 18:48
Changes: 05/07/2020 08:13 (37), 05/07/2020 08:18 (12), 10/15/2020 18:43 (1), 10/15/2020 18:48 (1)
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