VDB-96469 · CVE-2016-8931 · BID 95451

IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud File Upload access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud. Affected is an unknown function of the component File Upload. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-8931. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud (Cloud Software) (affected version not known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component File Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud could allow a remote attacker to upload arbitrary files, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable server.

The bug was discovered 01/16/2017. The weakness was shared 02/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-8931 since 10/25/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price 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.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 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 95451†). The entries VDB-96405, VDB-96407, VDB-96408 and VDB-96409 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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10/25/2016 🔍
01/11/2017 +78 days 🔍
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08/09/2020 +1284 days 🔍

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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
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CVE: CVE-2016-8931 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8931
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96469
SecurityFocus: 95451 - IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud CVE-2016-8931 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8931 - IBM - Kenexa LMS on Cloud - File Upload Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:57
Updated: 08/09/2020 21:44
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:57 (59), 08/09/2020 21:44 (6)
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