IBM WebSphere MQ up to 7.1 SVRCONN access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM WebSphere MQ up to 7.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component SVRCONN. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-3295. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere MQ up to 7.1 (Application Server Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SVRCONN. 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

IBM WebSphere MQ 7.1, when an SVRCONN channel is used, allows remote attackers to bypass the security-configuration setup step and obtain queue-manager access via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 07/24/2012 as swg21595523 (IBM Knowledge Base). It is possible to read the advisory at www-01.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-3295 since 06/07/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62120 (IBM WebSphere MQ 7.1 < 7.1.0.1 MQ SVRCONN Channels Security Configuration Bypass), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 7.1.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77279), Tenable (62120), SecurityFocus (BID 54664†), OSVDB (84136†) and Secunia (SA50051†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 62120
Nessus Name: IBM WebSphere MQ 7.1 < 7.1.0.1 MQ SVRCONN Channels Security Configuration Bypass
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WebSphere MQ 7.1.0.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: swg21595523
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3295 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3295
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5795
X-Force: 77279 - IBM WebSphere MQ SVRCONN channel security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 54664 - IBM WebSphere MQ SVRCONN Channel Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 50051 - IBM WebSphere MQ Queue Manager Security Bypass Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 84136
SecurityTracker: 1027306 - IBM WebSphere MQ Bug Lets Remote Users Access the Queue Manager
Vulnerability Center: 36232 - IBM WebSphere MQ 7.1 Allows Remote Security Configuration Setup Bypass, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2012 17:57
Updated: 04/17/2017 11:21
Changes: 07/31/2012 17:57 (76), 04/17/2017 11:21 (7)
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