IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security up to 2.7 os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security up to 2.7. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-0887. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security up to 2.7 (Groupware Software). This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Admin Web UI in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.8.x before 2.8.1-22905 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 03/25/2014 by Alexander Klink with n.runs (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-0887 since 01/06/2014. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74121 (IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123083 (IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities (swg21668124)).

Upgrading to version 2.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91173), Tenable (74121), SecurityFocus (BID 66405†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44743†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-66790, VDB-66789 and VDB-66788. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 74121
Nessus Name: IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.8

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03/24/2014 +77 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Alexander Klink
Organization: n.runs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0887 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0887
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66791
X-Force: 91173
SecurityFocus: 66405 - IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security CVE-2014-0887 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 44743 - IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security <=2.8.1 Remote Security Bypass and Code Execution Vulnerability in Admin Web UI, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/09/2026 01:22
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (60), 05/29/2017 10:31 (10), 02/06/2022 11:17 (3), 05/09/2026 01:22 (17)
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