IBM Spectrum Protect up to 8.1.9.1 Web User Interface clickjacking

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Spectrum Protect up to 8.1.9.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web User Interface. The manipulation leads to clickjacking. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-4406. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Spectrum Protect up to 8.1.9.1 (Backup Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Web User Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a clickjacking vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Spectrum Protect Client 8.1.7.0 through 8.1.9.1 (Linux and Windows), 8.1.9.0 trough 8.1.9.1 (AIX) and IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management 8.1.7.0 through 8.1.9.1 (Linux), 8.1.9.0 through 8.1.9.1 (AIX) web user interfaces 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: 179488.

The weakness was released 06/15/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-4406 since 12/30/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 06/16/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1566.003 for this issue.

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

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-156766. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Backup Software

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• IBM

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• Spectrum Protect

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• 8.1.9.0
• 8.1.9.1

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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