VDB-92183 · CVE-2016-5963 · BID 93076

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager up to 2.0.2 FP7 Updater access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager up to 2.0.2 FP7. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Updater. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-5963. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager up to 2.0.2 FP7 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Updater. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager (ISPIM) Virtual Appliance 2.x before 2.0.2 FP8 does not properly validate updates, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 09/26/2016 by ryan with IBM X-Force (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-01.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-5963 since 06/29/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. 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.

Applying the patch 2.0.2 FP8 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93076†). See VDB-92169, VDB-92182, VDB-92184 and VDB-92185 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 2.0.2 FP8

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06/29/2016 🔍
08/26/2016 +58 days 🔍
09/26/2016 +31 days 🔍
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09/27/2016 +1 days 🔍
04/26/2019 +941 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Researcher: ryan
Organization: IBM X-Force
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5963 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5963
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92183
SecurityFocus: 93076 - IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager CVE-2016-5963 Security Bypass Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2016 10:47
Updated: 04/26/2019 16:17
Changes: 09/27/2016 10:47 (52), 04/26/2019 16:17 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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