IBM Financial Transaction Manager for SWIFT Services 3.2.4 Message Entry/Repair Facility access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in IBM Financial Transaction Manager for SWIFT Services 3.2.4. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Message Entry/Repair Facility. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-49880. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM Financial Transaction Manager for SWIFT Services 3.2.4 (Financial Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Message Entry/Repair Facility. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In the Message Entry and Repair (MER) facility of IBM Financial Transaction Manager for SWIFT Services 3.2.4 the sending address and the message type of FIN messages are assumed to be immutable. However, an attacker might modify these elements of a business transaction. IBM X-Force ID: 273183.

The weakness was shared 12/25/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-49880 since 12/01/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/18/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (273183). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/01/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-49880 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-49880
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-248959
X-Force: 273183

Entryinfo

Created: 12/25/2023 08:35
Updated: 01/18/2024 19:54
Changes: 12/25/2023 08:35 (52), 01/18/2024 19:54 (11)
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