VDB-96423 · CVE-2016-5990 · BID 95199

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-5990. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance (unknown version). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance allows an authenticated user to upload malicious files that would be automatically executed by the server.

The bug was discovered 12/30/2016. The weakness was presented 02/01/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5990 since 06/29/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/09/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 33 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 95199†). See VDB-96416, VDB-96418 and VDB-96422 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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06/29/2016 🔍
12/30/2016 +184 days 🔍
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02/01/2017 +33 days 🔍
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02/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/09/2020 +1284 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5990 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5990
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96423
SecurityFocus: 95199 - IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager CVE-2016-5990 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5990 - IBM - ISPIM - Arbitrary File Upload Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:53
Updated: 08/09/2020 10:54
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:53 (58), 08/09/2020 10:54 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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