VDB-96378 · CVE-2016-2908 · BID 95295

IBM Single Sign On for Bluemix xml external entity reference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Single Sign On for Bluemix. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in xml external entity reference. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-2908. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Single Sign On for Bluemix (affected version not known). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

IBM Single Sign On for Bluemix could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a XML external entity (XXE) error when processing XML data by the XML parser. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the system or cause a denial of service.

The bug was discovered 12/16/2016. The weakness was presented 02/01/2017 by Paul with IBM X-Force (Website). The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-2908 since 03/09/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/11/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 47 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95295†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Xml external entity reference
CWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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03/09/2016 🔍
12/16/2016 +282 days 🔍
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02/01/2017 +47 days 🔍
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02/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/11/2022 +2108 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Researcher: Paul
Organization: IBM X-Force
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2908 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2908
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96378
SecurityFocus: 95295 - IBM Security Access Manager Products CVE-2016-2908 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-2908 - IBM - Security Access Manager - XML External Entity Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038506

Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:49
Updated: 11/11/2022 10:32
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:49 (56), 08/08/2020 20:35 (8), 11/11/2022 10:32 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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