IBM Spectrum Protect Plus up to 10.1.5 Log File cleartext storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus up to 10.1.5. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Log File. Performing a manipulation results in cleartext storage. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-4477. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus up to 10.1.5 (Backup Software). This affects an unknown function of the component Log File. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.5 discloses highly sensitive information in plain text in the virgo log file which could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 181779.

The weakness was published 06/15/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-4477 since 12/30/2019. The exploitability is told to be difficult. 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 $0-$5k 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 T1555 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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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

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-2020-4477 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-4477
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-156765
X-Force: 181779

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2020 12:02
Updated: 10/24/2020 18:38
Changes: 06/16/2020 12:02 (39), 06/16/2020 12:07 (12), 10/24/2020 18:33 (2), 10/24/2020 18:38 (1)
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