VDB-93023 · CVE-2016-0241 · BID 93828

IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor up to 8.2/9.5/10.1 Login access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor up to 8.2/9.5/10.1. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Login. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-0241. 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 Guardium Database Activity Monitor up to 8.2/9.5/10.1 (Policy Management Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Login. 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 Guardium Database Activity Monitor 8.2 before p310, 9.x through 9.5 before p700, and 10.x through 10.1 before p100 allows remote authenticated users to spoof administrator accounts by sending a modified login request over HTTP.

The weakness was presented 10/22/2016 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-2016-0241 since 12/08/2015. 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 a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93828†). See VDB-93022, VDB-93021 and VDB-93020 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Patch
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12/08/2015 🔍
10/03/2016 +300 days 🔍
10/21/2016 +18 days 🔍
10/22/2016 +1 days 🔍
10/22/2016 +0 days 🔍
05/15/2019 +935 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-2016-0241 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0241
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93023
SecurityFocus: 93828 - IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor CVE-2016-0241 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/22/2016 11:15
Updated: 05/15/2019 16:27
Changes: 10/22/2016 11:15 (51), 05/15/2019 16:27 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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