IBM Rational Focal Point up to 6.6.0.0 Access Restriction information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in IBM Rational Focal Point up to 6.6.0.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Access Restriction. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2013-5398. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Rational Focal Point up to 6.6.0.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Webservice Axis Gateway in IBM Rational Focal Point 6.4 before devfix1, 6.4.1.3 before devfix1, 6.5.1 before devfix1, 6.5.2 before devfix4, 6.5.2.3 before devfix9, 6.6 before devfix5, 6.6.0.1 before devfix2, and 6.6.1 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-5397.

The weakness was disclosed 12/18/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-5398 since 08/22/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72862 (IBM Rational Focal Point RequestAccessController Servlet File Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

Upgrading to version 6.6.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13669.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (87294), Tenable (72862), SecurityFocus (BID 64339†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42690†). The entry VDB-65811 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 72862
Nessus Name: IBM Rational Focal Point RequestAccessController Servlet File Disclosure
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Rational Focal Point 6.6.0.1
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08/22/2013 🔍
12/16/2013 +116 days 🔍
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03/06/2014 +73 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +383 days 🔍
01/18/2022 +2492 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-5398 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5398
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65812
X-Force: 87294
SecurityFocus: 64339
Vulnerability Center: 42690 - IBM Rational Focal Point 6.4, 6.5, 6.6 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability - CVE-2013-5398, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/18/2022 07:19
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (64), 05/18/2017 17:12 (5), 01/18/2022 07:19 (3)
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