IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud 9.0/10.0.0 sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud 9.0/10.0.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes sql injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-9994. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud 9.0/10.0.0 (Cloud Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud 9.0, and 10.0.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database. IBM Reference #: 1976805.

The bug was discovered 02/27/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/01/2017 as 1976805 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-9994 since 12/16/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/03/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 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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Productinfo

Type

Cloud Software

Vendor

Name

Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud

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License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Timelineinfo

12/16/2016 🔍
02/27/2017 +73 days 🔍
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03/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
09/03/2020 +1281 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: 1976805
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-9994 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9994
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97417
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9994 - IBM - Kenexa LCMS Premier on Cloud - SQL Injection Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/02/2017 09:59
Updated: 09/03/2020 09:33
Changes: 03/02/2017 09:59 (60), 09/03/2020 09:33 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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