VDB-96476 · CVE-2016-8942 · BID 94916

IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-8942. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center (Backup Software) (affected version not known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center could allow an authenticated user with intimate knowledge of the system to edit a limited set of properties on the server.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2016. The weakness was released 02/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-8942 since 10/25/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 08/09/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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 94916†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-96475 and VDB-96477. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

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-2016-8942 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8942
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96476
SecurityFocus: 94916 - IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center CVE-2016-8942 Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8942 - IBM - Tivoli Storage Productivity Center - File Modification Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:57
Updated: 08/09/2020 22:32
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:57 (58), 08/09/2020 22:32 (6)
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