VDB-75532 · CVE-2015-0140 · BID 74358

IBM SPSS Statistics up to 22.0 FP1 on 32-bit HTML Document privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM SPSS Statistics up to 22.0 FP1 on 32-bit. The affected element is an unknown function of the component HTML Document Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-0140. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM SPSS Statistics up to 22.0 FP1 on 32-bit and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component HTML Document Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An unspecified ActiveX control in IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0 through FP1 on 32-bit platforms allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document.

The weakness was disclosed 05/25/2015 by Honggang Ren with Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-0140 since 11/18/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 06/30/2017). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 74358†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50583†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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11/18/2014 🔍
04/24/2015 +157 days 🔍
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05/25/2015 +31 days 🔍
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05/26/2015 +1 days 🔍
06/15/2015 +20 days 🔍
06/30/2017 +746 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Researcher: Honggang Ren
Organization: Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-0140 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0140
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75532
SecurityFocus: 74358 - IBM SPSS Statistics CVE-2015-0140 ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 50583 - IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0 on Windows Remote Code Execution in ActiveX Control, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 05/26/2015 10:27
Updated: 06/30/2017 13:06
Changes: 05/26/2015 10:27 (56), 06/30/2017 13:06 (6)
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