VDB-96727 · CVE-2016-0308 · BID 92439

IBM Connections up to 5.5 Background Image access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM Connections up to 5.5. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Background Image Handler. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-0308. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Connections up to 5.5 (Groupware Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Background Image Handler. 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 Connections 5.5 and earlier is vulnerable to possible link manipulation attack that could result in the display of inappropriate background images.

The bug was discovered 08/10/2016. The weakness was disclosed 02/08/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-0308 since 12/08/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. 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 02/09/2017). 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 182 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 92439†). The entries VDB-96725 and VDB-96726 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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12/08/2015 🔍
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02/08/2017 +182 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-0308 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0308
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96727
SecurityFocus: 92439 - IBM Connections CVE-2016-0308 Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-0308 - IBM - Connections - Link Manipulation Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/09/2017 09:14
Changes: 02/09/2017 09:14 (67)
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Cache ID: 216:9A2:103

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