VDB-96404 · CVE-2016-5937 · BID 94390

IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-5937. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud (Cloud Software) (version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. 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:

IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts.

The bug was discovered 11/17/2016. The weakness was shared 02/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-5937 since 06/29/2016. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/09/2020). 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 76 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 94390†). The entries VDB-96410, VDB-96412, VDB-96413 and VDB-97415 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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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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06/29/2016 🔍
11/17/2016 +141 days 🔍
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02/01/2017 +76 days 🔍
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08/09/2020 +1284 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5937 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5937
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96404
SecurityFocus: 94390 - IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud CVE-2016-5937 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5937 - IBM - Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud - Cross-Site Request Forgery Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:51
Updated: 08/09/2020 09:24
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:51 (58), 08/09/2020 09:24 (6)
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