IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.1/6.2/6.3/7.1 SQL information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.1/6.2/6.3/7.1. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component SQL Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-8940. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.1/6.2/6.3/7.1 (Backup Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component SQL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect) 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, and 7.1 does not perform sufficient authority checking on SQL queries. As a result, an attacker is able to submit SQL queries that access database tables that are not intended for access or use by administrators. The access of these product specific database tables may allow access to passwords or other sensitive information for the product. IBM Reference #: 1998946.

The bug was discovered 03/01/2017. The weakness was published 03/07/2017 as 1998946 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-8940 since 10/25/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/04/2020). 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 T1592.

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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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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09/04/2020 +1277 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: 1998946
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8940 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8940
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97600
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8940 - IBM - Tivoli Storage Manager - SQL Injection Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 03/07/2017 21:56
Updated: 09/04/2020 14:44
Changes: 03/07/2017 21:56 (59), 09/04/2020 14:44 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:F64:103

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