VDB-96471 · CVE-2016-8933 · BID 95435

IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-8933. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud (Cloud Software) (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing dot dot sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.

The bug was discovered 01/16/2017. The weakness was released 02/01/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-8933 since 10/25/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 95435†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-96405, VDB-96407, VDB-96408 and VDB-96409. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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10/25/2016 🔍
01/11/2017 +78 days 🔍
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02/01/2017 +16 days 🔍
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08/09/2020 +1284 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
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CVE: CVE-2016-8933 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8933
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96471
SecurityFocus: 95435 - IBM Kenexa LMS on Cloud CVE-2016-8933 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8933 - IBM - Kenexa LMS on Cloud - Directory Traversal Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:57
Updated: 08/09/2020 21:56
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:57 (59), 08/09/2020 21:56 (6)
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