VDB-93896 · CVE-2016-3009 · BID 94329

IBM Connections up to 4.0 CR4/4.5 CR5/5.0 CR3 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in IBM Connections up to 4.0 CR4/4.5 CR5/5.0 CR3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-3009. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Connections up to 4.0 CR4/4.5 CR5/5.0 CR3 (Groupware Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM Connections 4.0 through CR4, 4.5 through CR5, and 5.0 before CR4 allows remote authenticated users to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that modify the Connections generic page.

The bug was discovered 11/11/2016. The weakness was released 11/30/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-3009 since 03/09/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 19 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94329†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-93891, VDB-93892, VDB-93894 and VDB-93895. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

03/09/2016 🔍
11/11/2016 +247 days 🔍
11/15/2016 +4 days 🔍
11/30/2016 +15 days 🔍
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06/13/2019 +925 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-3009 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3009
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93896
SecurityFocus: 94329 - IBM Connections CVE-2016-3009 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/30/2016 21:00
Updated: 06/13/2019 10:54
Changes: 11/30/2016 21:00 (52), 06/13/2019 10:54 (13)
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