IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 6.0.2.23 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 6.0.2.23. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0741. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 6.0.2.23 (Application Server Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the PropFilePasswordEncoder utility in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) before 6.0.2 Fix Pack 25 (6.0.2.25) has unknown impact and attack vectors.

The bug was discovered 11/21/2007. The weakness was disclosed 02/12/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-0741 since 02/12/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 83 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45419 (IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0 < 6.0.2.25 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 87042 (IBM Websphere Application Server PropFilePasswordEncoder Utility Unspecified (PK52709,PK61436)).

Upgrading to version 6.0.2.24 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 12 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (45419), SecurityFocus (BID 27400†), OSVDB (41645†), Secunia (SA28588†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019254†). The entries VDB-3072, VDB-41011, VDB-40477 and VDB-43309 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 45419
Nessus Name: IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0 < 6.0.2.25 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2.24

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02/12/2008 +21 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0741 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0741
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41012
SecurityFocus: 27400 - IBM WebSphere Prior to 6.0.2.25 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28588
OSVDB: 41645 - CVE-2008-0741 - IBM - WebSphere Application Server - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019254
Vulnerability Center: 20420 - IBM WebSphere Application Server <6.0.2.25 PropFilePasswordEncoder Utility Unspecified Vulnerability, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-0241

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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/23/2019 12:05
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (70), 08/23/2019 12:05 (12)
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