IBM Spectrum Protect Plus up to 10.1.5 hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus up to 10.1.5. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-4216. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus up to 10.1.5 (Backup Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 175066.

The weakness was published 06/15/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-4216 since 12/30/2019. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 06/16/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1110.001.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entries are available at VDB-156764, VDB-156763 and VDB-156762. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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12/30/2019 🔍
06/15/2020 +168 days 🔍
06/16/2020 +1 days 🔍
10/24/2020 +130 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-4216 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-4216
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-156760
X-Force: 175066

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2020 12:00
Updated: 10/24/2020 17:35
Changes: 06/16/2020 12:00 (38), 06/16/2020 12:05 (12), 10/24/2020 17:31 (2), 10/24/2020 17:35 (1)
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