VDB-79013 · CVE-2015-5021 · BID 77342

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3/11.5 Job Execution access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3/11.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Job Execution Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-5021. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3/11.5 (Reporting Software). This issue affects an unknown code of the component Job Execution Handler. 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. The summary by CVE is:

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3 and 11.5 allows remote authenticated DataStage users to bypass intended job-execution restrictions or obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 11/04/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at www-01.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5021 since 06/24/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/26/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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 77342†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54445†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/24/2015 🔍
10/27/2015 +125 days 🔍
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11/03/2015 +7 days 🔍
11/04/2015 +1 days 🔍
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11/17/2015 +13 days 🔍
06/26/2022 +2413 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-5021 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5021
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79013
SecurityFocus: 77342 - IBM InfoSphere Information Server CVE-2015-5021 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034043
Vulnerability Center: 54445 - IBM InfoSphere Information Server Remote Privilege Escalation or Information Disclosure, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2015 10:03
Updated: 06/26/2022 08:45
Changes: 11/04/2015 10:03 (50), 04/13/2018 08:46 (10), 06/26/2022 08:45 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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