IBM Security Access Manager For Web 7.0.0/8.0.0/9.0.0 access control

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Security Access Manager For Web 7.0.0/8.0.0/9.0.0. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-3020. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM Security Access Manager For Web 7.0.0/8.0.0/9.0.0 (Network Authentication Software). This issue affects some unknown processing. 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. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.0.0, 8.0.0, and 9.0.0 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper content validation. By persuading a victim to open specially-crafted content, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass validation and load a page with malicious content.

The bug was discovered 02/01/2017. The weakness was shared 02/07/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3020 since 03/09/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 08/11/2020). 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 6 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.

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Type

• Network Authentication Software

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• IBM

Name

• Security Access Manager For Web

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• 7.0.0
• 8.0.0
• 9.0.0

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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