IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 Trace File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM MQ Appliance 9.1. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation as part of Trace File causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-4498. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation as part of a Trace File leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 LTS and 9.1 CD could allow a local privileged user to obtain highly sensitve information due to inclusion of data within trace files. IBM X-Force ID: 182118.

The weakness was published 07/27/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-4498 since 12/30/2019. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

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

Similar entry is available at VDB-159028. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

12/30/2019 🔍
07/27/2020 +210 days 🔍
07/28/2020 +1 days 🔍
11/05/2020 +100 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-4498 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-4498
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-159025
X-Force: 182118

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/28/2020 08:10
Updated: 11/05/2020 17:43
Changes: 07/28/2020 08:10 (39), 07/28/2020 08:15 (11), 11/05/2020 17:37 (2), 11/05/2020 17:43 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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