VDB-96475 · CVE-2016-8941 · BID 94914

IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-8941. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center (Backup Software) (affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 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 12/13/2016. The weakness was published 02/01/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-8941 since 10/25/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k 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 vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 50 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 94914†). Similar entries are available at VDB-96476 and VDB-96477. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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10/25/2016 🔍
12/13/2016 +49 days 🔍
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02/01/2017 +50 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-2016-8941 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8941
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96475
SecurityFocus: 94914 - Multiple IBM Products CVE-2016-8941 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8941 - IBM - Tivoli Storage Productivity Center - Cross-Site Request Forgery Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:57
Updated: 08/09/2020 22:24
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:57 (58), 08/09/2020 22:24 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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