JFrog Artifactory up to 4.10 LDAP Attribute input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in JFrog Artifactory up to 4.10. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component LDAP Attribute Handler. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-6501. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in JFrog Artifactory up to 4.10. It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component LDAP Attribute Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

JFrog Artifactory before 4.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP attribute with a crafted serialized Java object, aka LDAP entry poisoning.

The bug was discovered 12/09/2016. The weakness was published 12/09/2016 by Hewlett Packard with Hewlett Packard (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6501 since 08/01/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/22/2019).

Upgrading to version 4.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94855†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• JFrog

Name

• Artifactory

Version

• 4.0
• 4.1
• 4.2
• 4.3
• 4.4
• 4.5
• 4.6
• 4.7
• 4.8
• 4.9
• 4.10

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Artifactory 4.11

Timelineinfo

08/01/2016 🔍
09/12/2016 +42 days 🔍
12/09/2016 +88 days 🔍
12/09/2016 +0 days 🔍
12/09/2016 +0 days 🔍
12/10/2016 +1 days 🔍
06/22/2019 +924 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Hewlett Packard
Organization: Hewlett Packard
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-6501 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6501
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93995
SecurityFocus: 94855 - JFrog Artifactory CVE-2016-6501 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 12/10/2016 13:38
Updated: 06/22/2019 17:21
Changes: 12/10/2016 13:38 (50), 06/22/2019 17:21 (15)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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